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Tashichho Dzong

Tashichho Dzong (Dzongkha: བཀྲ་ཤིས་ཆོས་རྫོང) (lit: The fortress of the glorious religion) is a Buddhist monastery complex and fortress located on …

Aru Kaal Madam (Ambalama)

Aru Kaal Madam (Photo credit: Google Street View) The Aru Kaal Madam (Sinhala: ආරු කාල් අම්බලම) (lit: Six Pillar Choultry) is an Ambalama (an …

Baddegama Christ Church

Christ Church (Sinhala: බද්දේගම ක්‍රිස්තු දේවස්ථානය) is an Anglican church situated in Baddegama village in Galle District, Sri Lanka. It is main…

Jean Arasanayagam

Jean Solomons Arasanayagam (Sinhala: ජීන් අරසනායගම්) (1931-2019) was a Sri Lankan poet, short story writer, novelist, dramatist and painter. Life e…

Moonstones at Abhayagiri Panchavasa

The two most exquisitely carved Sandakada Pahana (moonstones) (Sinhala: අභයගිරි පංචාවාස සඳකඩ පහන) in Sri Lanka is found in two monastic residentia…