About seventeen (or more) stone or brick-built temples dedicated to Hindu deities such as Siva, Visnu, Kali, Ganesa (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුවේ හින්දු දේවාල) have been found in the Ancient Medieval City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka (Meegama, 2010; Pre…
Visnu Devale No. 2 (Sinhala: විශ්ණු දේවාලය අංක 2) is a ruined Hindu temple situated near the northern gate of the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka. History The construction date or the builder of this shrine is not known (Wikramaga…
The ruins of the Naipena Viharaya (Photo credit: Google Street View) Naipena Viharaya (Cobra Hood Shrine) (Sinhala: නයිපෙන විහාරය, ශිව දේවාලය අංක 5, විශ්ණු දේවාලය අංක 4) is referred to a complex of two Hindu shrines namely Siva Devale No. 5…
Photo credit: Google street view The Lenabatuwa Ambalama (Sinhala: ලේනබටුව අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in the village of Lenabatuwa in Matara District, Sri Lanka. History Ambalamas are traditional resting places built by local…
Photo credit: Google Street View The Parawahera Ambalama (Sinhala: පරවාහැර අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in the village of Parawahera in Matara District, Sri Lanka. History Ambalamas are traditional resting places built by locals…
Photo credit: Anuradha Piyadasa, Google street view Telulla Archaeological Site (Sinhala: තෙළුල්ල පුරාවිද්යා ස්ථානය) is situated at the boundary of Bundala National Park near the mouth of Kirindi Oya river in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. …
Mahapali Alms-Hall or Mahapali Refectory (Sinhala: මහාපාලි දාන ශාලාව) is a ruined building located in the Inner City of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. History Mahapali was the royal alms hall where the daily alms were provided for the monks at …
Photo credit: Ali Marhubi, Google Street View A ruined building popularly known as Dalada-ge (Sinhala: දළදාගේ, අනුරාධපුර දළදා මාළිගාව) ( Temple of the Tooth Relic ) is located in the Inner City of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. History At pr…
A miniature Stupa made of stone can be seen on the terrace of the Ruwanweliseya Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is believed to have been done by King Nissankamalla (1187-1196 A.D.) in the 12th century A.D. (Wikramagamage, 2004). The Galpotha…
Photo credit: Pasindu Galgomuwa, Google street view Rakkhiththakanda Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: රක්ඛිත්තකන්ද විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Kurugama village in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. The way to the famous Kurullangala pre…
Photo credit: Pasindu Galgomuwa, Google Street View Berendi Kovil Barandi Kovil (Sinhala: බැරණ්ඩි කෝවිල) is a ruined Hindu temple situated in Sitawaka in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka.. History The history of Berendi Kovil runs back to t…
Photo credit: Kunchana Godahewa, Google Street View Nakha Vehera Naka Vehera (Sinhala: නඛා වෙහෙර) is a ruined square-shaped Stupa situated in the eastern part of the ancient Anuradhapura city, Sri Lanka. History According to Mahavamsa …
Not to be confused with Sandagiri Stupa, Hantana and Sandahiru Stupa, Anuradhapura Sandagiri Stupa (Sinhala: සඳගිරි දාගැබ, තිස්සමහාරාමය) is a Stupa situated near Tissamaharama Viharaya in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. This Stupa is conside…
Ruwanweliseya (Sinhala: රුවන්වැලිසෑය; Tamil: ருவான்வெலிசாய), also known as Mahathupa (The Great Stupa), Ratnamali/Swarnamali Stupa , is a gigantic Stupa situated in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is considered the most venerate…
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