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King Vijayabahu I of Polonnaruwa

Vijayabahu I (Sinhala: පළමුවන විජයබාහු රජ; Tamil: முதலாம் விஜயபாகு) was the first king of Polonnaruwa Kingdom , Sri Lanka. He assumed kingship of t…

Bentota Ganga

Bentota Ganga (Sinhala: බෙන්තොට ගඟ; Tamil: பெண்தோட்டா ஆறு) Benthara Ganga is a river in southern Sri Lanka. It originates from mountains in the El…

Manniththalai Siva Temple

Manniththalai Siva Temple (Photo credit: Vel Ramanan, Google Street View) Manniththalai Siva Temple (Tamil: மண்ணித்தலை ஆதி சிவன் கோவில்; Sinhal…

Kalametiya Lagoon Bird Sanctuary

Kalametiya Lagoon Bird Sanctuary , also known as Lunama-Kalametiya Wetland Sanctuary (Sinhala: කලමැටිය කලපු කුරුළු අභයභූමිය), is one of the  Sanctu…

Veheragala Aranya Senasanaya, Unuwathurabubula

Veheragala Aranya Senasanaya (Sinhala: වෙහෙරගල ආරණ්‍ය සේනාසනය, උණුවතුර බුබුල, මහඔය) is a Buddhist forest hermitage situated in Unuwathura Bubula vil…

Wirawila Tissa Sanctuary

Wirawila Tissa Sanctuary (Sinhala: විරවිල තිස්ස අභයභූමිය) Seruwila Sanctuary, Seruwawila is one of the  Sanctuaries in Sri Lanka . It is situated n…