Sellawali Raja Maha Viharaya
Sellawali Viharaya (Photo credit: U Edg3, Google Street View) Sellawali Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: සෙල්ලාවලී රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple…
November 2022
Katarangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Katarangala Viharaya (Photo credit: U Edg3, Google Street View) Katarangala Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: කටාරංගල රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temp…
Godamunna Ambalama
Godamunna Ambalama (Photo credit: Google Street View) Godamunna Ambalama (Sinhala: ගොඩමුන්න අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Godamunna …
Naga Vimanaya (Kandy)
Naga Vimana Kande Viharaya , also known as Naga Vimanaya (Sinhala: නාග විමානය, නාගවිමාන කන්දේ විහාරය), is a small Buddhist temple situated near the…
Nataraja (Siva Devale No. 1), Colombo Museum
A bronze representing Nataraja in his cosmic dance is presently on display in the Gallery of Polonnaruwa Period at Colombo National Museum , Sri L…
Siva (Colombo National Museum)
A bronze representing Siva in Tribhanga posture is presently on display in the Gallery of Polonnaruwa Period at the Colombo National Museum , Sr…
Kasuprad Parivena
Kasuprad Parivena (Sinhala: කසුප්රද් පරිවෙන) Kasuprad Pirivena is a ruined monastery complex situated in the Polonnaruwa Ancient City , Sri Lanka. …
Siva Parvati (Colombo Museum)
A bronze representing Siva & Parvati in the standing posture of Tribhanga is presently on display in the Gallery of Polonnaruwa Period at Col…
Nataraja (Siva Devale No. 5), Colombo Museum
A bronze representing Nataraja is presently on display in the Gallery of Polonnaruwa Period at Colombo National Museum , Sri Lanka. It was discove…
Uma Maheshvara (Colombo Museum)
A bronze representing Siva & Parvati in their formal posture enthroned like a king and queen is presently on display in the Gallery of Polonnar…
Abhayagiriya Museum
Abhayagiriya Museum (Photo credit: Ayoma Wijethunga, Google Street View) The Abhayagiriya Museum (Sinhala: අභයගිරිය කෞතුකාගාරය), Sri Lanka is on…
Seated Parvati (Colombo Museum)
A bronze representing Parvati in the seated position is presently on display in the Gallery of Polonnaruwa Period at Colombo National Museum , Sri…
Vannai Varatharaja Perumal Kovil
Not to be confused with Ponnalai Varatharaja Perumal Kovil Perumal Kovil (Photo credit: Google Street View) Vannai Sri Venkatesa Varatharaja Per…
Inuvil Kandaswamy Kovil
Inuvil Kandaswamy Kovil (Tamil: இணுவில் கந்தசாமி கோயில்; Sinhala: ඉනුවිල් කන්දස්වාමි කෝවිල) is a Hindu temple situated in Inuvil in Jaffna District…
Nallur Veeramakali Amman Kovil
Nallur Veeramakali Amman Kovil (Photo credit: Google Street View) Veeramakali Amman Kovil is a Hindu shrine situated in Nallur in Jaffna District…
Vannarpannai Vaitheeswaran Temple
Vannai Vaitheeswaran Temple , also known as Pattinathu and Chettiyar Sivan Kovil (Tamil: வண்ணார்பண்ணை வைத்தீஸ்வரன் கோவில்; Sinhala: වන්නාරපන්නෙයි ව…
Saddanathar Sivan Kovil
Saddanathar Sivan Kovil (Photo credit: Google Street View) Saddanathar Sivan Kovil , also known as Nallai Nathaswamy Kovil (Tamil: நல்லூர் சட்டநா…
Kasi Pillaiyar Temple (Tellippalai)
Tellippalai Kasi Pillaiyar Temple (Photo credit: Google Street View) Kasi Pillaiyar Temple , also known as Kasi Vinayagar Kovil (Tamil: தெல்லிப்ப…
Mahakirindegama Tamil Inscription
The Mahakirindegama Tamil Pillar Inscription (Sinhala: මහකිරින්දෙගම දෙමළ සෙල්ලිපිය) is one of the Tamil Inscriptions in Sri Lanka . It was discovere…
Hingurakdamana Tamil Inscription
The Hingurakdamana Tamil Pillar Inscription is one of the Tamil Inscriptions in Sri Lanka . It was discovered in a paddy field situated in Hingurakd…
Sandagiri Seya (Hantana)
Not to be confused with Sandagiri Seya, Tissamaharama and Sandahiru Seya, Anuradhapura Sandagiri Seya S andagiri Maha Seya (S…
Jaffna Tamil Inscription of Parakramabahu VI
The Jaffna Tamil Inscription of Parakramabahu VI is one of the Tamil Inscriptions in Sri Lanka . Inscribed on a limestone pillar, this artefact wa…
Abhayagiri Tamil Inscription
The Abhayagiri Vihara Tamil Inscription is one of the Tamil Inscriptions in Sri Lanka . It was found engraved on a broken stone slab that had been u…
Mehiella Tamil Inscription
The Mehiella Tamil Inscription Mehiyalla/Mahiyalla is one of the Tamil Inscriptions in Sri Lanka . The slab containing the inscription was discovere…
Sivasubramaniam Pathmanathan
Sivasubramaniam Pathmanathan or S. Pathmanathan (Tamil: சிவசுப்பிரமணியம் பத்மநாதன்; Sinhala: සිවසුබ්රමනියම් පත්මනාදන්) (1940-) is a Sri Lankan Tam…