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Divurumwela Raja Maha Viharaya D ivurumwela Raja Maha Viharaya , some called Divurumpola Temple (Sinhala: දිවුරුම්වෙල විහාරය, දිවුරුම්පොල විහ…

Gurulupotha Archaeological Site G urulupotha Archaeological Site , also known as Gurulupotha Sita Kotuwa or Gurulupotha Padhanaghara Piriven V…

Shri Bhakta Hanuman Kovil (Sinhala: රම්බොඩ හනුමාන් කෝවිල) is a Hindu temple situated in Tawalantenne near Ramboda town in Nuwara Eliya District, Sr…

Seetha Amman Temple (Tamil: சீதா அம்மன் கோயில், Sinhala: සීතා අම්මාන් කෝවිල) is a Hindu temple (Kovil) in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The Kovil is si…

Lakegala (Sinhala: ලකේගල) is a conical-shaped mountain located near Meemure village in Matale District, Sri Lanka. The conical-shaped mountain ri…

Kanniya Thermal Springs or Kanniya hot water wells (Sinhala: කන්නියා උණුදිය ලිං; Tamil: கன்னியா வெந்நீரூற்று) are located in Trincomalee District…

Ussangoda (Sinhala: උස්සන්ගොඩ) is one of the six serpentinite sites in Sri Lanka ( Weerasinghe & Iqbal, 2011 ). Situated in the geological bou…

Manawela Ella Falls , also known as Mana Falls (Sinhala: මානාවෙල ඇල්ල), is a 22 m high waterfall situated near Uva Paranagama in Badulla District, …

Not to be confused with Yahangala Viharaya Yahangala (lit: Bed-rock mountain; Sinhala: යහන්ගල) is a mountain located to the east of the Knuckles M…

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…

Not to be confused with Ravan Ella Falls Ravana Ella Falls (Sinhala: රාවණා ඇල්ල; Tamil: இராவணன் அருவி) Rawana Ella Falls is a waterfall located o…

Karandagolla Cave or Nil Diya Pokuna (Sinhala: නිල් දිය පොකුණ) (lit: Blue Water Pond) is a tunnel and an underground cave with a pond located i…

Photo credit: Google Street View Sri Gayathri Peedam , also known as Gayatri Kovil  or Sri Lankatheeswarar Temple (Sinhala: නුවර එළිය ගයත්‍රී ක…

Totapolakanda , also known as Thotupolakanda (Sinhala: තොටුපොල කන්ද), is the third tallest mountain in Sri Lanka. Situated in Nuwara Eliya District…

Nilavarai Well N ilavarai Well (Sinhala: නිලාවරේ ළිඳ හා පුරාවිද්‍යා නටඹුන්) is an old underground water well located in Navakki…

Ivory Carving was one of the traditional industries  (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ඇත්දත් කලාව; Tamil: இலங்கையில் தந்த சிற்பக்கலை) that existed in Sri Lan…