Tamil inscriptions in Sri Lanka

Rankoth Vehera (Polonnaruwa)

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

An immense number of pottery sherds (more than one hundred) with Legends in Brahmi Characters have been unearthed throughout the excavations of al…

Anaikoddai seal (Sinhala: ආනෙයිකෝඩ්ඩේ ලෝහ මුද්‍රාව; Tamil: ஆனைக்கோட்டை முத்திரை) is a bronze seal discovered during an archaeological excavation do…

Karunakara Pillayar Temple , also known as Karunakarap Pillayar Kovil (Tamil: கருணாகரப் பிள்ளையார் கோயில், உரும்பிராய்; Sinhala: කරුණාගර පුල්ලෙයාර්…

Sirimangalapura Gedige , also known as Thirumangalai Sivan Temple (Tamil: திருமங்களாய் சிவன் ஆலயம், Sinhala: සිරිමංගලපුර ගෙඩිගේ පුරාවිද්‍යා ස්ථානය…

Kumarankadavai Archaeological Site is a ruined Hindu Saiva temple site situated in Adampane near Gomarankadawala in Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka…

Viharahinna Archaeological Site (Sinhala: විහාරහින්න පුරාවිද්‍යා ස්ථානය) is a ruined Buddhist monastery site situated in Moragolla near Galewela in …

The Mahakirindegama Tamil Pillar Inscription (Sinhala: මහකිරින්දෙගම දෙමළ සෙල්ලිපිය) is one of the Tamil Inscriptions in Sri Lanka . It was discovere…

The Hingurakdamana Tamil Pillar Inscription is one of the Tamil Inscriptions in Sri Lanka . It was discovered in a paddy field situated in Hingurakd…

The Jaffna Tamil Inscription of Parakramabahu VI is one of the Tamil Inscriptions in Sri Lanka . Inscribed on a limestone pillar, this artefact wa…

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…

The Mehiella Tamil Inscription Mehiyalla/Mahiyalla is one of the Tamil Inscriptions in Sri Lanka . The slab containing the inscription was discovere…

The Etakada Tamil Pillar Inscription Atakada is one of the Tamil Inscriptions in Sri Lanka . Discovery The pillar containing the inscription was dis…

Munneswaram Temple M unneswaram Temple , also known as Vadivambiga Sametha Munna Nathaswamy Temple (Tamil: முன்னேசுவரம் கோயில்;…

Not to be confused with Vilgam Vehera (Trincomalee) Velgam Vehera (Sinhala: වෙල්ගම් වෙහෙර) is a ruined Buddhist temple situated near Mahawewa (Tam…

Not to be confused with Lankatilaka Image House (Polonnaruwa) Lankatilaka Viharaya (Sinhala: ලංකාතිලක විහාරය, මහනුවර) is a Buddhist temple built o…