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Nilambe Buddhist Meditation Centre

Nilambe Buddhist Meditation Centre (Sinhala: නිල්ලඹ බෞද්ධ භාවනා මධ්‍යස්ථානය) is situated near Galaha in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It offers regular…

Indigolla Church

Indigolla Church (Photo credit: Rukshan Unantenna, Google Street View) St. Jude Thaddaeus Church (Sinhala: ශාන්ත ජූඩ් සිද්ධස්ථානය, ඉඳිගොල්ල) is…

Kadolkele Mangrove Reserve

Kadolkele Mangrove Reserve (Sinhala: කඩොල්කැලේ කඩොලාන රක්ෂිතය) is a small mangrove forest patch located on the right bank of the Northern part of Ne…

Etampitiya Ambalama

Etampitiya Ambalama (Photo credit: Google Street View) The  Etampitiya Ambalama (Sinhala: ඇටම්පිටිය අම්බලම) is an old wayside rest in Ettampit…

Padhanaghara in Sri Lanka

Padhanaghara , also known as  Pathanagala  or Piyangal (Sinhala: පධානඝර), is a type of Buddhist monastery structure constructed in ancient Sri Lank…

Janthaghara in Sri Lanka

Janthaghara (Sinhala: ජන්තාඝර) is a type of Buddhist structure constructed in monasteries in ancient Sri Lanka for the body-wellness of monks.   Hi…