Hindu Temples in Ancient Polonnaruwa
About seventeen (or more) stone or brick-built temples dedicated to Hindu deities such as Siva, Visnu, Kali, Ganesa (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුවේ හින්දු…
May 2021
Polonnaruwa Visnu Devale No. 2
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 , Sr…
Naipena Viharaya (Polonnaruwa)
The ruins of the Naipena Viharaya (Photo credit: Google Street View) Naipena Viharaya (Cobra Hood Shrine) (Sinhala: නයිපෙන විහාරය, ශිව දේවාලය …
Lenabatuwa Ambalama
Photo credit: Google Street View The Lenabatuwa Ambalama (Sinhala: ලේනබටුව අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in the village of Lenabatuwa in Ma…
Parawahera Ambalama (Matara)
The Parawahera Ambalama (Sinhala: පරවාහැර අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in the village of Parawahera in Matara District, Sri Lanka. The ancient …
Telulla Archaeological Site (Hambantota)
Photo credit: Anuradha Piyadasa, Google street view Telulla Archaeological Site (Sinhala: තෙළුල්ල පුරාවිද්යා ස්ථානය) is situated at the bounda…
Mahapali Alms-Hall
Mahapali Alms-Hall or Mahapali Refectory (Sinhala: මහාපාලි දාන ශාලාව) is a ruined building located in the Inner City of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. …
Temple of the Tooth Relic (Anuradhapura)
Photo credit: Ali Marhubi, Google Street View A ruined building popularly known as Dalada-ge (Sinhala: දළදාගේ, අනුරාධපුර දළදා මාළිගාව) ( Temp…
Miniature Stone Stupa (Ruwanweliseya)
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…
Rakkhiththa Kanda Viharaya (Monaragala)
Rakkhiththakanda Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: රක්ඛිත්තකන්ද විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Kurugama village in Monaragala District, Sri La…
Berendi Kovil
Photo credit: Pasindu Galgomuwa, Google Street View Berendi Kovil Barandi Kovil (Sinhala: බැරණ්ඩි කෝවිල) is a ruined Hindu temple situated i…
Nakha Vehera (Anuradhapura)
Nakha Vehera Naka Vehera (Sinhala: නඛා වෙහෙර) is a ruined square-shaped Stupa situated in the eastern part of the ancient Anuradhapura city, Sri …
Sandagiri Stupa (Tissamaharama)
Not to be confused with Sandagiri Stupa (Hantana) and Sandahiru Stupa (Anuradhapura) Ancient Sandagiri Stupa S andagiri Stupa …
Ruwanweliseya | Sri Lanka's Most Venerated Stupa
Ruwanweliseya (Sinhala: රුවන්වැලිසෑය; Tamil: ருவான்வெலிசாய), also known as Mahathupa (The Great Stupa), Ratnamali/Swarnamali Stupa , is a giganti…