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Padeniya Raja Maha Viharaya

Padeniya Raja Maha Viharaya (Photo credit: Amila Ishantha, Google Street View) Padeniya Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: පාදෙණිය රජමහා විහාරය) is a…

Kumbukkan Oya River

Kumbukkan Oya K umbukkan Oya (Sinhala: කුඹුක්කන් ඔය; Tamil: கும்புக்கன் ஆறு) is a river in eastern Sri Lanka. It originates from…

Kirindi Oya River

Kirindi Oya K irindi Oya (Sinhala: කිරිඳි ඔය) is a river in southeast Sri Lanka. It is 118 km long and considered the 11th longe…

Ambogama Abhayagiri Purana Viharaya

Not to be confused with Abhayagiri Viharaya, Anuradhapura Abhayagiri Purana Viharaya (Sinhala: ඇබෝගම අභයගිරි පුරාණ රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist te…

Menik Ganga

Menik Ganga (Sinhala: මැණික් ගඟ; Tamil: மாணிக்க ஆறு) is a perennial river in the southern semi-arid pan of Sri Lanka. Originates in the Namunukula …