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Kirigala Ambalama

Dharma Vijaya Vishrama Salawa , also called by some Kirigala Ambalama (Sinhala: ධර්ම විජය විශ්‍රාම ශාලාව, කිරිගල අම්බලම), is an old pilgrim rest lo…

Sirimal Ranawella

Gallage Sirimal Ranawella (Sinhala: සිරිමල් රණවැල්ල) (1921-2021) was a Sri Lankan epigraphist and historian. Life events Ranawella was born in Kog…

Balabowa Ambalama

Balabowa Ambalama (Photo credit: Google street view) Balabowa Ambalama (Sinhala: බලබෝව අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest situated in Balabowa vi…

Kok Abe Archaeological Site

Kok Abe Archaeological Site (Sinhala: කොක්ඇබේ පුරාවිද්‍යා ස්ථානය) Kokebe Archaeological Site is a ruined Buddhist monastery site situated on the wa…

Kiuldeniya Ambalama

Kiuldeniya Ambalama (Sinhala: කිවුල්දෙණිය අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest near Kivuldeniya village in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. History Amb…

Asanaghara in Sri Lanka

The Asanaghara shrine at Rajagala A sanaghara (Sinhala: ආසනඝර) is a type of ancient Buddhist structure found in several places in Sri Lanka. T…