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Kaluwamodara Sri Kalyanaramaya is located about one km from Aluthgama town towards Colombo on the Galle Road itself. The temple which started around in 1825, is today home to the largest Marble Buddha Statue in the country. According to the …

Kaluwamodara Sri Kalyanaramaya Purana Viharaya – කලුවාමෝදර ශ්‍රී කල්‍යානාරාම පුරාණ විහාරය Read more »

Deepa Uyana ( Island Garden) of Polonnaruwa Kingdom – පොලොන්නරුව දීප උයන
According to the accounts in the ancient texts, Deepa Uyana or the Island Garden would have been like no other. A grand garden complex - maybe even grander that the Great Parakramabahu's palace complex. […]
Shiva Kovil (no. 1) of Ancient Polonnaruwa – ශිව දේවාලය (අංක 1)
Shiva Kovil (no. 1) is the first kovil you will come across after entering the ancient city of Polonnaruwa. The walls of this kovil are made out of a closely fitted stone blocks of a type which is not found anywhere near Polonnaruwa. […]
Royal Court of king Parakramabahu – පරාක්‍රමභාහු රාජ සභා මණ්ඩපය
Built by king Parakramabahu this Royal Court is situated in front of the palace. Built on 3 layers of solid rock, the border of the first layer is decorated with carved elephants each in a different posture. Second layer border is carved with figures of lions and the last layer with images of “Wamana”. […]
Palace of King Nissanka Malla – නිස්සංකමල්ල රාජ මාලිගය
Remains of palace of Nissanka Malla lies behind the current Polonnaruwa Rest House along with the […]
Nissanga Malla Audience Hall – නිස්සංකමල්ල රාජ සභා මණ්ඩපය
Nissanga Malla Audience Hall is made of solid rock and probably held a wooden roof. The building has been held by 48 stone pillars laid in 4 rows. The throne is a massive lion carved in stone. “Throne of the King” is carved at the bottom of the lion figure. […]
Unidentified structure at the Nissanga Malla’s court – හඳුනා නොගත් ස්මාරකය
This is a lonely multi storied building made out of bricks. The staircase is still intact. An important feature of this building is that it has no windows. Due to this feature it is also thought to be a tomb of King Nissanka Malla. The original plaster is still intact giving a glimpse of what the plastering of buildings looked like over 800 years ago. […]
Royal Palace of King Vijayabahu I – විජයබාහු රජ මාලිගය
The Royal Palace of King Vijayabahu I we see today is thought to be the temporary palace he constructed in 1055 for the celebrations in Anuradhapura. […]
Tapovana Monastery in Anuradhapura – අනුරාධපුර තපෝවනය
The Thapowanaya is first mentioned in the reign of Kassapa IV ( 898 -914 AC) it is said that this king built a dwelling there for the Pamsukulika order of monks. Kassapa V (914 -923 AC) built the Deva dwelling in the Tapovana. […]
Sinha Pokuna of Mihintale – මිහින්තලේ සිංහ පොකුණ
Amongst its serene, tranquil beautiful forest and bolder clad environs we find some of the earliest examples of Sinhalese hydraulic civilization in Mihintale. Out of the many ponds and waterways that have graced this area three ponds and bathing places can be identified even today; Naga pokuna, Sinha pokuna and Kaludiya pokuna. […]
Naga Pokuna of Mihintale – නාග පොකුණ
Amongst its serene, tranquil beautiful forest and boulder clad environs we find some of the earliest examples of Sinhalese hydraulic civilization in Mihintale. Out of the many ponds and waterways that have graced this area three ponds and bathing places can be identified even today; Naga pokuna, Sinha pokuna and Kaludiya pokuna. […]
Jethawanaramaya – ජේතවන විහාරය (2)
Quieter and less concentrated ruins of a monastic complex, east of the great Ruwanveliseya ,are found in the Jethawanaramaya monastic complex. Extensive ruins of excavated stone foundations are neatly laid out amongst well-kept lawns, ancient trees and demarcated pathways, almost in picture book perfection, covering an area of some eight acres. […]
Third Samadhi Statue and the Asanaghara – අනුරාධපුර තෙවන සමාධි පිලිමය
This Samadhi Statue along with the the 'Bodhighara' (Bo tree Shrine) and the 'Asanaghara' (the shrine of the Buddhas Seat) is located close to the Ratnaprasada and belongs to the Abayagiri Aramic Complex. The origin of this statue is unknown. […]
Second Samadhi Statue and Bodhigara – අනුරාධපුර දෙවන සමාධි පිලිමය
This Buddha Statue and the Bodhi-ghara (Bo tree Shrine ) belongs to the Abayagiri Aramic Complex. This site is popularly known as the 2nd Samadhi Statue of Anuradhapura. […]
Moonstone at Mahasen Maligaya (Anuradhapura) – අනුරාධපුර මහසෙන් මාලිගය සඳකඩ පහන
Unknown to many, this moonstone lies at the entrance of a ruined building just behind the Ratnaprasada in Anuradhapura. This site is seems to be rarely visited without even a visible footpath. The most popular moonstone among the pilgrims and tourists lies on the building called Biso Maligaya. According to a plaque installed by the Department of Archeology, This moonstone is the most exquisite artistic creation of a moonstone found in Sri Lanka according to Prof. Senarath Paranawithana. […]
Abayagiri Monastery – The Main Refectory – අභයගිරි ප්‍රධාන දාන ශාලාව
Located close to the Uttara Mula this is considered the main refectory of the Abayagiri Monastery. This is a square building with 42.7m on one side. Four stages of construction from early as 1st century BC has been found during the excavation of the site. […]

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