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Ambalama in Sri Lanka

Ambalama (Sinhala: අම්බලම; Tamil: அம்பலம்), also known as Isimbuhal , Mawath Madu and Madam , is a traditional resting place built in Sri Lanka by…

Kingdom of Anuradhapura

The Kingdom of Anuradhapura (Sinhala: අනුරාධපුර රාජධානිය/ යුගය; Tamil: அனுராதபுர இராச்சியம்) was the first kingdom of Sri Lanka that flourished on t…

Kolawenigama Raja Maha Viharaya

Figure 1: The Stupa and the Bodhi tree at Kolawenigama Viharaya . Kolawenigama Raja Maha Viharaya  (Sinhala: කොළවෙණිගම රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist t…

Anaikoddai Seal (Jaffna, Sri Lanka)

Anaikoddai seal (Sinhala: ආනෙයිකෝඩ්ඩේ ලෝහ මුද්‍රාව; Tamil: ஆனைக்கோட்டை முத்திரை) is a bronze seal discovered during an archaeological excavation do…