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About seventeen (or more) stone or brick-built temples dedicated to Hindu deities such as Siva, Visnu, Kali, Ganesa (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුවේ හින්දු…

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…

The ruins of the Naipena Viharaya (Photo credit: Google Street View) Naipena Viharaya (Cobra Hood Shrine) (Sinhala: නයිපෙන විහාරය, ශිව දේවාලය …

Photo credit: Google Street View The Lenabatuwa Ambalama (Sinhala: ලේනබටුව අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in the village of Lenabatuwa in Ma…

The Parawahera Ambalama (Sinhala: පරවාහැර අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in the village of Parawahera in Matara District, Sri Lanka. The ancient  …

Photo credit: Anuradha Piyadasa, Google street view Telulla Archaeological Site (Sinhala: තෙළුල්ල පුරාවිද්‍යා ස්ථානය) is situated at the bounda…

Mahapali Alms-Hall or Mahapali Refectory (Sinhala: මහාපාලි දාන ශාලාව) is a ruined building located in the Inner City of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.  …

Photo credit: Ali Marhubi, Google Street View A ruined building popularly known as Dalada-ge (Sinhala: දළදාගේ, අනුරාධපුර දළදා මාළිගාව) ( Temp…

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…

Rakkhiththakanda Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: රක්ඛිත්තකන්ද විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Kurugama village in Monaragala District, Sri La…

Berendi Kovil B erendi Kovil (Sinhala: බැරණ්ඩි කෝවිල; Tamil: பெரண்டி கோயில்) is a ruined Hindu temple situated in Sitawaka in K…

Nakha Vehera Naka Vehera (Sinhala: නඛා වෙහෙර) is a ruined square-shaped Stupa situated in the eastern part of the ancient Anuradhapura city, Sri …

Not to be confused with Sandagiri Stupa (Hantana) and Sandahiru Stupa (Anuradhapura) Ancient Sandagiri Stupa S andagiri Stupa …

Ruwanweliseya (Sinhala: රුවන්වැලිසෑය; Tamil: ருவான்வெலிசாய), also known as Mahathupa (The Great Stupa), Ratnamali/Swarnamali Stupa , is a giganti…

Galabedda Biso Pokuna G alabedda Biso Pokuna (Sinhala: ගලබැද්ද බිසෝ පොකුණ) is an ancient pond situated in Galabedda village i…

Figure 1: The Stupa at the top of the Seelawathi Mountain . Seelawathi Pabbatha Viharaya , also known as Seelawathi Parvata Viharaya or Seelawathi …