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Kande Purana Viharaya (Opanayaka)

Not to be confused with Kande Viharaya (Alutgama)  and Kande Purana Viharaya, (Gorakana) Kande Purana Viharaya (Sinhala: ඕපනායක කන්දේ පුරාණ විහාරය…

Vavuniya Archaeological Museum

Vavuniya Archaeological Museum T he Archaeological Museum of Vavuniya , Sri Lanka (Sinhala: වවුනියාව පුරාවිද්‍යා කෞතුකාගාරය; Tam…

Gilimale Rankoth Viharaya

Not to be confused with Polonnaruwa Rankoth Vehera  & Panadura Rankoth Viharaya Sri Rankoth Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: ගිලීමලේ ශ්‍රී රන්කොත් …

Crocodiles in Sri Lanka

Of the 23 species of the family Crocodylidae, Sri Lanka is the home of two species of crocodiles (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ කිඹුලන්) ; the  Hela Kimbula…

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…