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Stupas of Delft Island, Jaffna

A site with the remains of an ancient Buddhist temple has been discovered in the north-western part of Delft Island, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka (Dev…

Somawathi Raja Maha Viharaya

Not to be confused with Somawathi Viharaya, Dambulla Somawathiya Stupa S omawathiya Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: සෝමාවතිය රජම…

Seruwila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya

Seruwila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya , also known as Seruwawila Viharaya (Sinhala: සේරුවිල මංගල රජමහා විහාරය), is a Buddhist temple situated in Ser…

Uggal Aluthnuwara Kataragama Devalaya

Uggal Alutnuwara Kataragama Devalaya (or Uggal Aluthnuwara Kuda Kataragam Devalaya ) (Sinhala: උග්ගල් අළුත්නුවර කතරගම දේවාලය, කුඩා කතරගම් දේවාලය)…

Dematamal Viharaya

Photo credit: Lakshan Abenaike, Google Street View Dematamal Viharaya (Sinhala: දෙමටමල් විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Okkampitiya in…

Bisowela Raja Maha Viharaya

Bisowela Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: බිසෝවෙල රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Bisowela in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. History T…