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Bingiriya Tempita Viharaya

Not to be confused with Devagiri Raja Maha Viharaya (Diyavinna) and Devagiri Raja Maha Viharaya (Koggala) Bingiriya Tempita Viharaya  or Sri Devag…

Shiva Bhairava, Colombo National Museum

A granite sculpture probably representing Shiva Bhairava (Tamil: சிவ பைரவாி; Sinhala: ශිව බහිරව) is presently on display in the Stone Gallery in  C…

Habarana Wewa and Archaeological Ruins

Habarana Wewa (Sinhala: හබරණ වැව, සෙල්ලිපිය සහ පුරාවිද්‍යා නටඹුන්) is a reservoir situated near Habarana town in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. …

Habarana Tempita Viharaya

Habarana Tempita Viharaya H abarana Tempita Viharaya , also known as Habarana Purana Tempita Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: හබරණ ට…

Ambareli Tempita Viharaya

Ambareli Tempita Viharaya (Sinhala: අඹරැලි ටැම්පිට විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated near Hinguruweawa reservoir in Anuradhapura District, Sri L…

J.D.A. Perera

J.D.A. Perera (1897-1967) (Sinhala: ජේ.ඩී.ඒ. පෙරේරා) was a well-known Sri Lankan portrait painter and teacher of art (Gunawardena, 2003). Life ev…