Padhanaghara in Sri Lanka Padhanaghara , also known as Pathanagala or Piyangal (Sinhala: පධානඝර), is a type of Buddhist monastery structure constructed in ancient Sri Lank…
Gurulupotha Archaeological Site (Padhanaghara Complex) Gurulupotha Archaeological Site , also known as Gurulupotha Sita Kotuwa or Gurulupotha Padhanaghara Piriven Viharaya (Sinhala: ගුරුළුපොත පුරාවිද්…
Kotasara Piyangala Viharaya Not to be confused with Ampara Piyangala Viharaya Kotasara Piyangala Viharaya (Photo credit: U Edg3, Google Street View) K otasa…
Manakanda Archaeological Site and Eco-Park Manakanda Archaeological Site M anakanda Archaeological Site & the Eco-Park also known as Manewakanda Forest Reserve (Sinha…
Budugala Archaeological Site (Kaltota) Not to be confused with Budugala Archaeological Site (Rotumba) Budugala Archaeological Site (Sinhala: කල්තොට බුදුගල පුරාවිද්යා ස්ථානය) is situat…
Ritigala Monastery Ruins & Strict Natural Reserve Ritigala or Aritthagiri (Sinhala: රිටිගල) is a mountain [753 m (2,470.47 ft. amsl)] with the ruins of an ancient Buddhist monastery, situated in A…
Western Monasteries (Anuradhapura) Batahirarama (lit: Western Monasteries ; Sinhala: බටහිරාරාම) or Tapovana monasteries is a cluster of monastic buildings known as Padhanaghara ma…
Jathika Namal Uyana | National Ironwood Garden of Sri Lanka Jathika Namal Uyana or National Ironwood Garden (Sinhala: ජාතික නාමල් උයන රෝස තිරිවාණ නිධිය) is a famous ironwood forest and a large rose quart…
Arankele Archaeological Site (Kurunegala) Arankele (Sinhala: අරංකැලේ/අරන්කැලේ පුරාවිද්යා ස්ථානය) is a ruined forest monastery located in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. Presently, the s…