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Paravi Duwa Temple (Matara)

Not to be confused with Paravi Duwa (Trincomalee) Paravi Duwa Temple , also known as Uposathaghara Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: මාතර පරවිදූව විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple of the Siam Sect situated on an offshore island called Pigeon Island locat…

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Jaffna Public Library

Jaffna Public Library (Tamil: யாழ் பொது நூலகம்; Sinhala: යාපනය මහජන පුස්තකාලය) is located near the Ancient Fort in Jaffna , Sri Lanka. History The library was established as the private collection of the scholar K.M. Chellapha, who began lendi…

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Agra Walawwa | Mansion of Karunaratna

Agra Mansion  or Karunaratna Walawwa (Sinhala: අග්‍රා මන්දිරය, කරුණාරත්න වලව්ව) is an old palatial mansion located in Bendiyamulla in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. It is presently used as the Kachcheri (or District Secretariat) of the district. H…

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Ranmihithenna Tele Cinema Park

Ranmihithenna National Tele Cinema Park Ranminithenna (Sinhala: රන්මිහිතැන්න ජාතික ටෙලි සිනමා උද්‍යානය) is a tele-cinema village situated in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. It is the country’s first-ever national tele-cinema park. The foundation s…

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Jaffna Cultural Centre

Jaffna Cultural Centre , also known as the Saraswathi Mahal (Tamil:யாழ்ப்பாணக் கலாசார மத்திய நிலையம்; Sinhala: යාපනය සංස්කෘතික මධ්‍යස්ථානය), is a state-owned cultural centre located near Jaffna Public Library Premises in Jaffna District, Sri Lank…

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Liyangastota Amuna

Liyangastota Amuna (Sinhala: ලියන්ගස්තොට අමුණ), is a diversion weir on Walawe Ganga River located between the margin of Ratnapura and Hambantota Districts, Sri Lanka. Liyangastota Amuna or anicut was built by British administrators in 1889 as a …

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Ape Gama (Battaramulla)

Ape Gama (Photo credit: Saranga Thilaksiri, Google Street View) Ape Gama , formerly known as Janakala Kendraya (Sinhala: බත්තරමුල්ල ජන කලා කේන්ද්‍රය අපේ ගම පරිශ්‍රය), is a replica of a traditional old-day Sri Lankan village established near Ind…

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National Sandalwood Garden

National Sandalwood Garden (Photo credit: Rakshitha Muranga Rodrigo, Google Street View) National Sandalwood Garden , also known as Jathika Sandun Arana (ජාතික සඳුන් අරණ), is an urban park located near the Parliament Building Complex , adjacent…

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Nilgala Savannah Forest

Nilgala Savannah Forest is a savannah-dominated forest located north of Monaragala town in Monaragala District, Sri Lanka. A part of it is a protected forest under the Forest Department, whilst a part is the Gal Oya National Park under the Departm…

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Sri Lanka Batik industry

The Batik industry in Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ බතික් කර්මාන්තය) is a traditional industry engaging in producing distinctive wall paintings/curtains and garments such as sarees, shirts, sarongs, lungis and beachwear well-suitable for tropic…

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Wel Bodhiya & Neth Bodhiya (Kandy)

Wel Bodhiya & Neth Bodhiya (Sinhala: වැල් බෝධිය සහ නෙත් බෝධිය) are two Bodhi trees located adjacent to each other on the premises of the Temple of Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Wel Bodhiya:  This Bodhi tree is located in front of the Natha…

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Lipton's Seat (Dambetenna)

Lipton's Seat (Sinhala: ලිප්ටන් අසුන) is a high observation point at Dambetenna in Poonagala Hills in Haputale, Sri Lanka. It is also near the Dambatenne Tea Factory in Bandarawela. The viewpoint has been named after the tea magnate Thomas Lip…

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Mi Oya

Mi Oya or  Mee Oya (Sinhala: මී ඔය) is a stream in the North-Western Province, Sri Lanka. Originates in the Galgamuwa-Maho area, it flows for 118 km before reaching the end at Puttalam (Arumugam, 1969; Madumali & Manamperi, 2020). River basin…

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Viharahinna Archaeological Site

Viharahinna Archaeological Site (Sinhala: විහාරහින්න පුරාවිද්‍යා ස්ථානය) is a ruined Buddhist monastery site situated in Moragolla near Galewela in Matale District, Sri Lanka. It has been identified as a site revered by both Buddhist and Hindu peop…

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