Naranwala Ambalama (නාරංවල අම්බලම)

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Naramwala Ambalama is one of the well preserved ancient wayside rests in Kandy District you can see today. The Ambalama lies on a platform raised by large granite blocks. Four granite pillars hold the roof of the Ambalama. The pillar bases and the top are square and become octagonal in the centre. The centre of the pillar is shaped in the form of a cube. No carvings are found on these pillars.

Four massive wooden beams connect the four pillars at the top. These four beams create extensively carved false pillar tops for the granite pillars.  Four fine Binara Mala (බිනර මල)  carvings on four sides decorate all four pillars. Four more wooden beams lie on top of this frame and another four beams on the top of the latter frame each smaller than the previous. The roof is held on these three frames.  The roof is tiled with typical flat tiles common during the Kandyan era. The wooden beams which hold the tiles are connected together at the top at a point known as Kanimadala or Madol Kurupawa. The equal force of each beam holds the beams in place without any wooden or iron nails. This is the most common way Ambalama roofs were built during the Kandyan Era.

The seating arrangement of Naramwala Ambalama is an excellent example of how the society operated during the Kandyan Era. On the right is an average-height bench. The bench on the left is only a few inches high and the bench in front of the entrance is so high that an average person’s legs wouldn’t touch the floor.  This reveals the strict seating order for separate classes of people in the time of the Kandyan Kingdom.

The Ambalama lies 12 kilometres away from Kandy towards Gampola.

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Route from Kandy to Naranwala Ambalama
Distance :12   km
Travel time : 30 mins
Time to Spent : 15 mins
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