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Temple of the Tooth Relic (Kandy) | Sri Lanka's Most Venerated Buddhist Shrine

The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic or Sri Dalada Maligawa (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී දළදා මාළිගාව; Tamil: தலதா மாளிகை) is a Buddhist place of worship situated in the heart of the City of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is considered the most venerated Buddhist shrin…

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Mahagal Wewa

Mahagal Wewa (Sinhala: මහගල් වැව) is a reservoir situated in Badulla and Hambantota Districts, Sri Lanka. The ancient Padikemgala Raja Maha Viharaya lies on the border of this reservoir. History The history of this reservoir dates back to the A…

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Budulena Raja Maha Viharaya

Budulena Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: බුදුලෙන රජ මහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. Known as Bujaslena in ancient times, the cave shrine of the temples is attributed to King Rajadhi Rajasingha  [(1781-1798 A…

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Waulpane Cave

Waulpane Cave (Photo credit: Ravindu Samarasinghe, Google Street View) Waulpane Cave (Sinhala: වවුල්පනේ හුණුගල් ගුහාව) is a limestone cavern in the Kumburugamuwa Grama Niladhari Division in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. It is located about 27…

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Shanthipura View Point

Shanthipura View Point (Sinhala: ශාන්තිපුර නැරඹුම් ස්ථානය) is a high observation point located in Kalapura near the Shanthipura Village in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. Situated 1,692 m above sea level, Shanthipura Colony is considered the vi…

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Shanthipura Colony

Shanthipura Colony (Sinhala: ශාන්තිපුර ජනපදය) is a settlement in the Kikiliyamana Range of mountains in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. Situated 1,692 m above sea level, this is considered the village on the highest elevation in the country (Ab…

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