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Tellippalai Durga Devi Temple

Tellippalai Durga Devi Temple (Photo credit: Sothinathan Nagamuthu, Google street view) Sri Durga Devi Temple (Tamil: அருள்மிகு ஸ்ரீ துர்க்காதே…

Freshwater Crabs of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is situated in one of the world’s 34 "biodiversity hotspots" (Beenaerts, 2010). Despite the island’s small size (65,600 km2), its…

St. Anthony's Church, Kepungoda

Kepungoda St. Anthony's Church (Photo credit: Gazaly Samsadeen, Google street view) St. Anthony's Church (Sinhala: කැපුංගොඩ ශාන්ත අන්තෙ…

Sangarathai Madam (Ambalama)

Sangarathai Madam (Photo credit: Google Street View) Sangarathai Madam (Sinhala: සංගරදෙයි අම්බලම) is an Ambalama (an old wayside rest) situate…

Menikkadawara Fort

Menikkadawara Fort (Sinhala: මැනික්කඩවර බලකොටුව; Tamil: மெனிக்கடவரைக் கோட்டைை) is an ancient fort situated in Menikkadawara village in Kegalle Dist…

Yapahuwa Raja Maha Viharaya

Yapahuwa Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: යාපහුව රජ මහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in the shade of the Yapahuwa rock in Kurunegala District,…