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Yatiwawala Ambalama

Yatiwawala Ambalama (Photo credit: Google Street View) Yatiwawala Ambalama (Sinhala: යටිවාවල අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Yatiwawala village in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. Ambalama Ambalamas are traditional resting plac…

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Naranwala Ambalama

Naranwala Ambalama (Photo credit: Google Street View) Naranwala Ambalama (Sinhala: නාරංවල අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Naranwala village in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. Ambalama Ambalamas are traditional resting places b…

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Kurukuttala Ambalama

Kurukuttala Ambalama (Photo credit: Google Street View) Kurukuttala Ambalama , also known as Aladuwaka Ambalama , Rammalaka Ambalama  or Mathgamuwa Ambalama (Sinhala: කුරුකුත්තල, අලදූවක, රම්මලක, මාත්ගමුව අම්බලම), is an old wayside rest situate…

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Kotmale Oya

Kotmale Oya (Sinhala: කොත්මලේ ඔය; Tamil: கொத்மலை ஆறு) Kothmale Oya is one of the seven major tributaries of the  Mahaweli Ganga , the longest river in Sri Lanka (Johansson, 1989). At Kadadora village, about 6.6 km upstream from the confluence of…

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Senkoolaya (Mace)

Senkoolaya (Sinhala: සෙංකෝලය) is the Mace that symbolizes the authority of the Sri Lankan Parliament. Without the Mace, the Parliament can not sit and no proceedings are taken place. It is also an indispensable feature of a number of parliamenta…

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Sirimangalapura Gedige Archaeological Site

Sirimangalapura Gedige , also known as Thirumangalai Sivan Temple (Tamil: திருமங்களாய் சிவன் ஆலயம், Sinhala: සිරිමංගලපුර ගෙඩිගේ පුරාවිද්‍යා ස්ථානය), is a ruined archaeological site located in the woods near Somapura village in Trincomalee Distric…

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Sri Lankan Parliament Building

The Sri Lanka Parliament Complex (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තු ගොඩනැගිල්ල; Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றக் கட்டடம்) that houses the Parliament of Sri Lanka is situated in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte in Colombo District. History Ancient Royal Counc…

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Sella Kataragama Devalaya

Sella Kataragama Devalaya (Sinhala: සෙල්ල කතරගම දේවාලය) is a Hindu shrine situated in Sella Kataragama village in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. This place is not only venerated by Hindus but also by Buddhists. Sella Kataragama Devalaya is located…

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