Paralai Murugan Temple
Paralai Murugan Temple (Photo credit: Google Street View) Paralai Murugan Kovil (Tamil: பராளை முருகன் கோவில்; Sinhala: පරාලේ මුරුගන් කෝවිල) is …
February 2022
Gurulugomi
Gurulugomi (Sinhala: ගුරුළුගෝමි) was a Buddhist commentator and philosopher who lived in the 12th century in Sri Lanka. He is known for his works A…
Alawala Ambalama
Alawala Ambalama (Photo credit: Google Street View) Alawala Ambalama (Sinhala: අලවල අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Alawala in Kegall…
Henakanda Biso Bandara | Queen of Beli-Fruit
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 …
Pethangoda Uyana
The Bamboo Grove at Pethangoda Park (Photo credit: Sudaththa Ariyasena, Google Street View) Pethangoda Uyana (Sinhala: පෙතන්ගොඩ උයන) is a bamboo…
Maduru Oya Reservoir and Archaeological Ruins
Maduru Oya ancient sluice (Photo credit: Lakshan Abeynaike, Google Street View) M aduru Oya Reservoir (Sinhala: මාදුරු ඔය ජලාශය…
Tomb of Sitawaka Rajasinha
The archaeological monument known as the Sitawaka Rajasinha Tomb (Sinhala: සීතාවක රාජසිංහ සොහොන) is situated in the Talduwa area in Kegalle Distri…
Anula Devi Cetiya
Anula Devi Cetiya (Sinhala: අනුලා දේවී චෛත්යය) is a ruined Buddhist place of worship situated near Mihintale in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka.…
Ruwanwella Jubilee Ambalama
Not to be confused with Kegalle Jubilee Ambalama Ruwanwella Jubilee Ambalama (Photo credit: Google Street View) Ruwanwella Jubilee Ambalama (Si…
Mahiyanganaya Sri Maha Bodhi Seya
Sri Maha Bodhi Seya (Sinhala: මහියංගනය ශ්රී මහා බෝධි සෑය) is a modern Buddhist site of worship situated in Mahiyanganaya town in Badulla Distri…
Nepalana Ambalama
Nepalana Ambalama (Photo credit: Google street view) Nepalana Ambalama (Sinhala: නෑපලාන අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Nepalana near…
Buduruwayaya Archaeological Site
Not to be confused with Buduruwagala Buduruwayaya Buddha (Photo credit: Yasika Rumesh Senevirathna, Google Street View) B uduruw…
Stupas in Sri Lanka
Stupa or Dagoba (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකාවේ දාගැබ් ස්තූප) [also known as Chetiya , Vehera , Dhatugabbha (Pali), Dhatugharbha (Sanskrit), Pagoda ] is…
Anuradhapura Folk Museum
The Anuradhapura Folk Museum , (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර ජන කෞතුකාගාරය; Tamil: அனுராதபுர கிராமிய நூதனசாலை) Sri Lanka is one of the Provincial Museums Ad…
Paurukanda Raja Maha Viharaya
Paurukanda Raja Maha Viharaya Pawrekanda Purana Vihara, Pawurukanda Viharaya, Pavurukanda Viharaya, Pawrukanda Viharaya, Pahurukanda , also known a…
Lanka Ella Falls
Lanka Ella Falls (Sinhala: ලංකා ඇල්ල) is a waterfall located close to the well known Bambarakanda Falls in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. The fall h…
Economic History Museum (Sri Lanka)
The Economic History Museum, (Sinhala: ආර්ථික ඉතිහාස කෞතුකාගාරය; Tamil: நாணய நூதனசாலை, கொழும்பு) popularly known as Currency Museum or Money Muse…
Dighavapi Archaeological Museum
The Archaeological Museum of Dighavapiya , (Sinhala: දීඝවාපිය පුරාවිද්යා කෞතුකාගාරය) Sri Lanka is one of the Regional Museums Administered by the…
Ussangoda
Ussangoda (Sinhala: උස්සන්ගොඩ) is one of the six serpentinite sites in Sri Lanka ( Weerasinghe & Iqbal, 2011 ). Situated in the geological bou…
Stone Seat of Nissankamalla (Anuradhapura Museum)
The Stone Seat Inscription of King Nissankamalla (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර කෞතුකාගාරයේ නිශ්ශංකමල්ල රජුගේ ගල් ආසන ලිපිය) is presently on the display a…