November 2021

Mahakanadarawa Stone Bridge

Mahakanadarawa Stone Bridge (Sinhala: මහකනදරාව පැරණි ගල් පාළම) is an ancient bridge over the Kanadara Ela near  Mahakanadarawa Wewa  in Anuradhapu…

Ancient City of Dambadeniya

The Ruins of the Ancient City of Dambadeniya are found scattered in and around the Dambadeniya Maliga Gala area in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka.…

Weligama Sri Sumangala Thera

Ven Weligama Sri Sumangala Thera (Sinhala: වැලිගම ශ්‍රී සුමංගල තෙරණුවෝ) (1825-1905) was a Sri Lankan Buddhist monk and an oriental scholar. Life …

Torawa Mailewa Viharaya

Torawa Mailewa Viharaya Thorawa Mailewa Viharaya, Thorava Mayilewa (Sinhala: තෝරව මයිලෑව විහාරය) (ancient Tisssa Pabbata Viharaya ) is a Buddhist …

Thalpe Beach Pools

Thalpe Beach   (Sinhala: තල්පෙ වෙරළ තීරය) is a popular shoreline in Talpe in Galle District, Sri Lanka.  The beach is popular among the locals as w…

Kathaluwa Poorwarama Viharaya

Not to be confused with Kathaluwa Ranwella and Giniwella Vihara Kathaluwa Poorwarama Viharaya (Sinhala: කතළුව පූර්වාරාම විහාරය) Kataluwa Purwarama…

Korasagalla Koranaka Sandagala Viharaya

Koranaka Sandagala Viharaya (Photo credit: Google Street View) Koranaka Sandagala Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: කොරසගල්ල කොරණක සඳගල රජමහා විහාරය…

Wegowwa Ambalama

Wegowwa Ambalama (Photo credit: Google Street View) The Wegowwa Ambalama (Sinhala: වෑගොව්ව අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Minuwango…

Bulugahagoda Ambalama

Bulugahagoda Ambalama B ulugahagoda Ambalama (Sinhala: බුළුගහගොඩ අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated near Bulugahagoda Railw…

Bogamuwa Ambalama

Bogamuwa Ambalama (Photo credit: Google street view) The Bogamuwa Ambalama (Sinhala: බෝගමුව අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Bogamuwa…

Narampanawa Ambalama

Narampanawa Ambalama (Photo credit: Google street view) The Narampanawa Ambalama (Sinhala: නාරම්පනාව අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in…

Arambepola Ambalama

Arambepola Ambalama (Photo credit: Google street view) The Arambepola Ambalama (Sinhala: අරඹේපොල අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Ara…

Getakulama Ambalama

Getakulama Ambalama (Photo credit: Google street view) The Getakulama Ambalama (Sinhala: ගැටකුලම අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Rik…

Santhaiyar Madam (Ambalama)

Santhaiyar Madam (Photo credit: Google street view) The Santhaiyar Madam (Tamil: சாந்தையார் மடம்; Sinhala: සාන්තයියාර් අම්බලම) is an Ambalama …

Mahawatta Ambalama

Mahawatta Ambalama (Photo credit: Google street view) The Mahawatta Ambalama (Sinhala: මහවත්ත අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated on the Al…

Ahugammana Ambalama

Ahugammana Ambalama (Photo credit: Google street view) The Ahugammana Ambalama (Sinhala: අහුගම්මන අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Ah…

Daranagama Ambalama

Daranagama Ambalama (Photo credit: Google street view) The Daranagama Ambalama (Sinhala: දරණගම අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Daran…

Dehalkada Ambalama

Dehalkada Ambalama (Photo credit: Google street view) The Dehalkada Ambalama (Sinhala: දෙහල්කඩ අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Maras…

Vallipuram Alvar Vishnu Kovil

Vallipuram Alvar Visnu Kovil (Sinhala: වල්ලිපුරම් කෝවිල; Tamil: மவல்லிபுரம் கோயில்) is a Hindu shrine situated in Vallipuram village in Jaffna Dist…

Jaffna Clock Tower

The Jaffna Clock Tower (Sinhala: යාපනය ඔරලෝසු කණුව; Tamil: யாழ்ப்பாணம் மணிக்கூட்டுக் கோபுரம்) is located in the middle of Jaffna town near the  …