Hulugalla Tempita Viharaya
Hulugalla Tempita Viharaya (Sinhala: හුළුගල්ල ටැම්පිට විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Nikaweratiya in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. H…
March 2022
Bolossagama Sunandarama Viharaya
Sri Sunandarama Viharaya (Sinhala: බොලොස්සගම සුනන්දාරාම විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated on the bank of Kalu Ganga river in Bolossagama vil…
Padeniya Raja Maha Viharaya
Padeniya Raja Maha Viharaya (Photo credit: Amila Ishantha, Google Street View) Padeniya Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: පාදෙණිය රජමහා විහාරය) is a…
Kumbukkan Oya River
Kumbukkan Oya K umbukkan Oya (Sinhala: කුඹුක්කන් ඔය; Tamil: கும்புக்கன் ஆறு) is a river in eastern Sri Lanka. It originates from…
Mayuragiri Raja Maha Viharaya (Monaragala)
The cave temple at Mayuragiri Viharaya M ayuragiri Raja Maha Viharaya , also known as Monaragala Raja Maha Viharaya , (Sinhala: ම…
Kirindi Oya River
Kirindi Oya K irindi Oya (Sinhala: කිරිඳි ඔය) is a river in southeast Sri Lanka. It is 118 km long and considered the 11th longe…
Ambogama Abhayagiri Purana Viharaya
Not to be confused with Abhayagiri Viharaya, Anuradhapura Abhayagiri Purana Viharaya (Sinhala: ඇබෝගම අභයගිරි පුරාණ රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist te…
Menik Ganga
Menik Ganga (Sinhala: මැණික් ගඟ; Tamil: மாணிக்க ஆறு) is a perennial river in the southern semi-arid pan of Sri Lanka. Originates in the Namunukula …
Hathigamuwa Gurugoda Viharaya
Hathigamuwa Gurugoda Viharaya (Sinhala: හාතිගමුව ගුරුගොඩ විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Hathigamuwa village in Kurunegala District, Sri L…
Kala Oya River
Kala Oya K ala Oya (Sinhala: කලා ඔය; Tamil: கலா ஓயா) is a river in northwest Sri Lanka. It originates at Dambulla, Kandalama mou…
Kandulawa Mediriya Raja Maha Viharaya
Kandulawa Mediriya Raja Maha Viharaya K andulawa Mediriya Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: කඳුලව මැදිරිය රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist…
Deduru Oya River
Deduru Oya D eduru Oya (Sinhala: දැදුරු ඔය; Tamil: தெதரு ஆறு) is a river in northwest Sri Lanka. It originates from the foothill…
Nikawewa Viharaya, Weli Oya
Ruins at Nikawewa Viharaya (Photo credit: Google Street View) Nikawewa Vam-iwura Purana Viharaya (Sinhala: නිකවැව වම් ඉවුර පුරාණ විහාරය) is a …
Hummanaya Blowhole
Hummanaya Blowhole is situated on a rocky cliff in Kudawella fishing village in Matara District, Sri Lanka. It is considered the second largest of …
Mayuravapi Viharaya
Stone pillars of an ancient building (Photo credit: Google street view) Mayuravapi Purana Viharaya Mayurawapi Viharaya(Sinhala: මයුරවාපී විහාර…
Bahjathul Ibraheemiyya Arabic College
Bahjathul Ibraheemiyya Arabic College is an Islamic educational centre situated in Galle Fort premises in Sri Lanka. It was established by Sir Moh…
Mullaitivu Fort
Mullaitivu Fort M ullaitivu Fort (Sinhala: මුලතිවු බලකොටුව; Tamil: முல்லைத்தீவுக் கோட்டை) is an old Dutch fort in Mullaitivu Dis…
Sangamitta Stupa (Anuradhapura)
Sangamitta Stupa (Sinhala: සංඝමිත්තා ස්තූපය) is a ruined Stupa situated in close proximity of Thuparama Viharaya in Anuradhapura District, Sri L…
Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya
Anuradhapura Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර මහා විහාරය) (also known as Tissarama or Mahamevna Tisaram ) was an important Buddhist monastery co…
Nil Diya Pokuna in Karandagolla Cave
Karandagolla Cave or Nil Diya Pokuna (Sinhala: නිල් දිය පොකුණ) (lit: Blue Water Pond) is a tunnel and an underground cave with a pond located i…
Thonigala Inscription (Vavuniya)
Not to be confused with Thonigala Rock Inscriptions, Anamaduwa T he Thonigala Rock Inscription of the reign of King Sirimeghavanna (Sinhala: වවුනි…
Ancient Hospital Complex (Polonnaruwa)
The ruins of an Ancient Hospital Complex (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව පුරාණ රෝහල) have been identified from the premises of Polonnaruwa Old City in Po…
Madawala Rock Inscription of Parakramabahu VI
Not to be confused with Medawala Inscription of King Vikramabahu III The Madawala Rock Inscription of the reign of King Parakramabahu VI (Sinhala…
Eth Vehera
Eth Vehera Ath Vehera (Sinhala: ඇත් වෙහෙර) is a ruined Buddhist Stupa located in Mihintale Monastery Complex in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka…
Tomb of Thomas William Rogers
A view from Nuwara Eliya Old Cemetery (Photo credit: DaRcAssan Zirekile, Google street view) Thomas William Rogers Tomb (Sinhala: තෝමස් විලිය…
Giribhanda Seya
Giribhanda Seya (Sinhala: ගිරිභණ්ඩ සෑය) is a ruined Stupa situated in Mihintale Monastery Complex in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. Hist…
Makadawara Ambalama
Makadawara Ambalama (Sinhala: මාකඩවර අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Makadawara village in Kagelle District, Sri Lanka. History A…
Ancient Hospital Complex (Mihintale)
The ruins of an Ancient Hospital Complex (Sinhala: මිහින්තලේ පුරාණ රෝහල) have been identified from the Mihintale Monastery premises in Anuradha…