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Baobab Tree (Mannar)

The Baobab tree ( Adansonia digitata L. ) located in Pallimunai, Mannar District (Sinhala: මන්නාරම බයෝබැබ් ගස), is reputedly one of the oldest an…

St. Anthony's Shrine (Kochchikade)

St. Anthony's Shrine at Kochchikade, also known as Kochchikade Palliya (Sinhala: කොච්චිකඩේ පල්ලිය), is a popular Catholic church in Colombo D…

Ruwanweliseya Slab Inscription of Gajabahu I

Ruwanveliseya Dagoba Slab Inscription of Gajabahu I (114-136 A.D.) (Sinhala:පළමුවන ගජබාහු රජුගේ රුවන්වැලිසෑය පුවරු ලිපිය) was discovered on the …

Sri Pushparama Viharaya (Balapitiya)

Welithara Sri Pushparama Viharaya , also known as Amarapura Mulagandhi Nikaye Mulasthana Nayaka Pansala (Sinhala: වැලිතර ශ්‍රී පුෂ්පාරාම විහාරය) i…

Kushtarajagala Bodhisattva Statue

A statue of Bodhisattva known as Kushtarajagala (lit: the rock of the Leper King; Sinhala: කුෂ්ඨරාජගල) Kustarajagala is found sculptured on the fa…