March 2022

Hulugalla Tempita Viharaya

Hulugalla Tempita Viharaya (Sinhala: හුළුගල්ල ටැම්පිට විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Nikaweratiya in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. H…

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…

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…

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…

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)

Mihintale Ancient Hospital Complex The ruins of an Ancient Hospital Complex (Sinhala: මිහින්තලේ පුරාණ රෝහල) are found on the Mihintale Mona…

Pada Lanchana

The sculptural representation of the two footprints of the Buddha's feet is known as Pada Lanchana (Sinhala: පාද ලාංඡන සිරි පතුල් ගල්) (or Siri…

Pallewela Ella Falls

Pallewela Ella Falls (Sinhala: පල්ලෙවෙල ඇල්ල) is a waterfall located in Ella in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. It is popular among tourists as a plac…

Muththumari Amman Temple (Valvettithurai)

Muththumari Amman Temple, Valvettithurai (Photo credit: Google Street View) Sri Muththumari Amman Temple (Tamil: ஸ்ரீ முத்துமாரி அம்மன் ஆலயம்; …