Polonnaruwa District

Orubendi Siyambalawa

Orubendi Siyambalawa Tamarind tree O rubendi Siyambalawa (Sinhala: ඔරුබැඳි සියඹලාව; lit: Tamarind tree to which boats were tied)…

Elahera Amuna

Down stream view of ancient Elahera anicut E lahera Amuna or Elahera Canal (Sinhala: පුරාණ ඇලහැර අමුණ) is an ancient anicut bui…

Menik Vehera (Polonnaruwa)

Menik Vehera Stupa M enik Vehera (lit: The gem temple ; Sinhala: මැණික් වෙහෙර) is a ruined Buddhist monastic complex in the Anci…

Rankoth Vehera (Polonnaruwa)

Rankoth Vehera Stupa R ankoth Vehera , also known as Rankoth Vihara, Ruwanweli Dagoba of Polonnaruwa (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව රන්කො…

Nagalakanda Archaeological Site

Not to be confused with Nagalakanda Viharaya (Nikawewa) Nagalakanda Archaeological Site , also known as Mahasena Aranya Senasanaya (Sinhala: නාගලකන…

Polonnaruwa Siva Devale No. 3

Siva Devale No. 3  (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව ශිව දේවාලය අංක 3) is a ruined Hindu temple situated on the wayside of the Polonnaruwa-Hingurakgoda road nea…

Polonnaruwa Siva Devale A

Siva Devale A  (Sinhala: ශිව දේවාලය A) is a small ruined Hindu temple situated between the Stupas of Menik Vehera and Rankoth Vehera in the  Anc…

Polonnaruwa Priti Danaka Mandapaya and Inscription

Priti Danaka Mandapaya  (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව ප්‍රීති දානක මණ්ඩපය සහ ‌සෙල්ලිපිය) is a ruined pavilion situated on the wayside of the Minneriya-Topawe…

Polonnaruwa Siva Devale No. 7

Siva Devale No. 7  (Sinhala: ශිව දේවාලය අංක 7) is a small ruined Hindu temple situated near the northern gate of the  Ancient City of Polonnaruwa ,…

Polonnaruwa Siva Devale No. 4

Siva Devale No. 4  (Sinhala: ශිව දේවාලය අංක 4) is a ruined Hindu temple situated on the wayside of the Minneriya-Topawewa road near the bank of Par…

Kalinga Park Seat Inscription of Nissankamalla

The Kalinga Park Stone Seat Inscription of King Nissankamalla (Sinhala: නිශ්ශංකමල්ල රජුගේ කලා ක්‍රීඩා විනෝද මණ්ඩප ගල් ආසන ලිපිය) is presently plac…

Nissankamalla Palace (Polonnaruwa)

The ruins of the Palace or Audience Hall of King Nissankamalla  (Sinhala: නිස්සංකමල්ල රජ මාළිගය හෝ සභා ශාලාව) are located near the  Council Chamber …

Polonnaruwa Museum

Polonnaruwa Museum P olonnaruwa Museum (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව කෞතුකාගාරය), Sri Lanka is one of the Museums Administered by the Ce…

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…