Paralai Murugan Temple (Photo credit: Google Street View) Paralai Murugan Kovil (Tamil: பராளை முருகன் கோவில்; Sinhala: පරාලේ මුරුගන් කෝවිල) is a Hindu temple located in Chulipuram in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. History Sangamitta Bodhiya …
Gurulugomi (Sinhala: ගුරුළුගෝමි) was a Buddhist commentator and philosopher who lived in the 12th century in Sri Lanka. He is known for his works Amavatura and Dharmapradipika (Suriyahetti, 1975). He is sometimes styled Mahakavi , the great poet.…
Alawala Ambalama (Photo credit: Google Street View) Alawala Ambalama (Sinhala: අලවල අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Alawala in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. History Ambalamas are traditional resting places built by locals to a…
Henakanda Biso Bandara (Sinhala: හෙනකඳ බිසෝ බණ්ඩාර) Henakada Biso Bandara is believed to be a Queen of King Wikramabahu III (1357-1374 A.D.) of Gampola Kingdom , Sri Lanka (Abeyawardana, 2004). She is credited with the construction or renovatio…
The Bamboo Grove at Pethangoda Park (Photo credit: Sudaththa Ariyasena, Google Street View) Pethangoda Uyana (Sinhala: පෙතන්ගොඩ උයන) is a bamboo garden situated in Waththegammeda near Ruwanwella in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. History Located…
Maduru Oya ancient sluice (Photo credit: Lakshan Abeynaike, Google Street View) Maduru Oya Reservoir (Sinhala: මාදුරු ඔය ජලාශය) is a large irrigation tank situated in Ampara, Polonnaruwa and Badulla Districts, Sri Lanka. The dam of it is loc…
The archaeological monument known as the Sitawaka Rajasinha Tomb (Sinhala: සීතාවක රාජසිංහ සොහොන) is situated in the Talduwa area in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. History Folklore suggests that the remains of the tomb of King Rajasinha I (1581-15…
Anula Devi Cetiya (Sinhala: අනුලා දේවී චෛත්යය) is a ruined Buddhist place of worship situated near Mihintale in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. History The history of this site runs back to the early Anuradhapura Period . Queen Vihara…
Not to be confused with Kegalle Jubilee Ambalama Ruwanwella Jubilee Ambalama (Photo credit: Google Street View) Ruwanwella Jubilee Ambalama (Sinhala: රුවන්වැල්ල ජුබිලි අම්බලම) is an old wayside resthouse situated in the Ruwanwella area in Kega…
Sri Maha Bodhi Seya (Sinhala: මහියංගනය ශ්රී මහා බෝධි සෑය) is a modern Buddhist site of worship situated in Mahiyanganaya town in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. The main building at this site is a replica of the famous Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh …
Nepalana Ambalama (Photo credit: Google street view) Nepalana Ambalama (Sinhala: නෑපලාන අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Nepalana near Mawanella in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. History Ambalamas are traditional resting places …
Not to be confused with Buduruwagala Buduruwayaya Archaeological Site (Photo credit: Yasika Rumesh Senevirathna, Google Street View) Buduruwayaya (Sinhala: බුදුරුවයාය) is an ancient Buddhist site situated in the southwest corner of Wasgamuwa …
Stupa or Dagoba (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ දාගැබ් ස්තූප) [also known as Chetiya , Vehera , Dhatugabbha (Pali), Dhatugharbha (Sanskrit)] is a dome-shaped Buddhist monument built to enshrine the corporeal relics ( Saririka-dhatu ) or other related r…
The Anuradhapura Folk Museum , (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර ජන කෞතුකාගාරය; Tamil: அனுராதபுர கிராமிய நூதனசாலை) Sri Lanka is one of the Provincial Museums Administered by the Department of National Museums . It has been established near the Anuradhapura Ar…
Paurukanda Raja Maha Viharaya Pawrekanda Purana Vihara, Pawurukanda Viharaya, Pavurukanda Viharaya, Pawrukanda Viharaya , also known as Paurukanda Punchi Sri Padaya (Sinhala: පවුරුකන්ද රජමහා විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple situated in Halwala villa…
Lanka Ella Falls (Sinhala: ලංකා ඇල්ල) is a waterfall located close to the well known Bambarakanda Falls in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. The fall has got its name due to the base pool which has a shape similar to the island of Sri Lanka. The bas…
The Economic History Museum, (Sinhala: ආර්ථික ඉතිහාස කෞතුකාගාරය; Tamil: நாணய நூதனசாலை, கொழும்பு) popularly known as Currency Museum or Money Museum , is located in the old Central Point Building in Chatham Street, Colombo Fort, Sri Lanka. It is…
The Archaeological Museum of Dighavapiya , (Sinhala: දීඝවාපිය පුරාවිද්යා කෞතුකාගාරය) Sri Lanka is one of the Regional Museums Administered by the Department of Archaeology . It is also called as Ampara Museum . History The first museum a…
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