Divurumwela Raja Maha Viharaya , some called Divurumpola Temple (Sinhala: දිවුරුම්වෙල විහාරය, දිවුරුම්පොල විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Nugatalawa village in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. History The construction of the Divurumwela …
Sesseruwa Viharaya , popularly known as Res Vehera (Sinhala: රැස් වෙහෙර සැස්සේරුව විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Sesseruwa village in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. History Although the ancient name of this temple is not known, the…
A statue of the goddess Tara was discovered in Kurunegala in Sri Lanka. Presently, it is on display at the National Museum of Colombo (Dohanian, 1983). Goddess Tara Tara is considered the most beloved goddess of the Mahayana Buddhist pantheon (J…
Hambantota gallows is a gallows tree located in the south-eastern tip of Hambantota tower hill area in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. History The gallows was by the British during their colonial rule in Sri Lanka. It is made of an oak pillar w…
Godavaya Gothapabbata Viharaya (Sinhala: ගොඩවාය ගෝඨපබ්බත විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated on a rocky cliff by the side of the Ambalantota sea near the mouth of Walawe Ganga river in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. The temple is historical…
Not to be confused with Yahangala Yahangala Viharaya (Sinhala: යහන්ගල විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. It is situated in the Yahangala West Grama Niladari Division of the Hambantota Divisional Secretariat. History …
Jethavanaramaya [(also known as Denanaka or Dena Vihara/Dena Vehera ) Nicholas, 1963] (Sinhala: ජේතවනාරාමය; Tamil: ஜேத்தவனராமயா) is an ancient Buddhist monastery situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. The colossal Stupa of this monastery is consid…
The statue of Mala Tara (Sinhala: මාල තාරා) is a 10th-century silver alloyed sculpture of the goddess Tara discovered from Mannar in Sri Lanka. Presently, it is on the display at the National Museum of Colombo . Goddess Tara Tara is considered t…
Gopala Pabbata (Photo credit: Gatewayto east, Google Street View) Gopala Pabbata (Sinhala: ගෝපාල පබ්බත) is a small group of rocks located within the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka. The cave called Madalaya's Lena is also found at…
Not to be confused with Lankatilaka Image House (Polonnaruwa) Lankatilaka Viharaya (Sinhala: ලංකාතිලක විහාරය, මහනුවර) is a Buddhist temple built on the Panhalgala rock in the village of Hiyarapitiya in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. History The hist…
Logan Sapphire (Sinhala: ලෝගන් නිල් මැණික; Tamil: லோகன் நீலக்கல்) is a world-famous faceted blue sapphire discovered from Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan sapphires are typically light to medium blue in color. The Logan Sapphire is blue in color with very s…
Beli-lena (Sinhala:බෙලිලෙන; Tamil: பெலிலென) is a large (ca. 30x15 m) prehistoric cave situated in Kitulgala in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. It is considered one of the most important prehistoric sites in the country, with evidence of human pres…
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