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Casuarina Beach

Casuarina Beach (Sinhala: කසුරිනා වෙරළ තීරය; Tamil: கசூரினா கடற்கரை) is a popular shoreline in Karainagar on the Karaitivu island in Jaffna Distri…

Abeydheera Walawwa (Kottegoda)

Photo credit: Google Street View Abeydheera Walawwa (Sinhala: අබේධීර වලව්ව) is an old manor house situated in Kottegoda in Matara District, Sr…

Hindu Temples in Ancient Polonnaruwa

About seventeen (or more) stone or brick-built temples dedicated to Hindu deities such as Siva, Visnu, Kali, Ganesa (Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුවේ හින්දු…

Polonnaruwa Visnu Devale No. 2

Visnu Devale No. 2 (Sinhala: විශ්ණු දේවාලය අංක 2) is a ruined Hindu temple situated near the northern gate of the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sr…

Naipena Viharaya (Polonnaruwa)

The ruins of the Naipena Viharaya (Photo credit: Google Street View) Naipena Viharaya (Cobra Hood Shrine) (Sinhala: නයිපෙන විහාරය, ශිව දේවාලය …

Lenabatuwa Ambalama

Photo credit: Google Street View The Lenabatuwa Ambalama (Sinhala: ලේනබටුව අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in the village of Lenabatuwa in Ma…