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Gampaha District

Kahandawa Raja Maha Viharaya
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Kahandawa Rajamaha Viharaya (කහඳව රජමහා විහාරය)

57 years ago3 years ago02 mins

The history of Kahandawa Raja Maha Viharaya is inextricably linked with King Walagamba, who during his battles with various Indian invaders had taken refuge on the Kahandawa hill.

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Negombo Fort - මීගමුව බලකොටුව
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Negombo Fort : Exploring the Historic Legacy of the Colonial Past

57 years ago2 years ago06 mins

The Portuguese fort that stood where the current Negombo Fort is situated was mostly destroyed by cannon during the Dutch siege in 1644. The Dutch fort was built on its ruins, not on the usual square pattern, but on a pentagonal one, though it had only four bulwarks. The fifth one was never bui

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Bodhirajarama Maha Viharaya (Angurukaramulla Temple)
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Bodhirajarama Maha Viharaya (Angurukaramulla Temple)

57 years ago2 years ago02 mins

Bodhirajarama Maha Viharaya (Angurukaramulla Temple), a well-known Buddhist temple in Negombo is a popular religious center in a predominant Catholic neighborhood

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  • Siyambalapitiya Ambalama in Kegalle (කෑගල්ල සියඹලාපිටිය අම්බලම)
    The Siyambalapitiya Ambalama features plastered masonry pillars, an open-ventilated design, and a tile-clad pyramidal hipped roof. It includes multi-tiered interior benches illustrating historical caste distinctions, alongside a vaulted front alcove designed for a Pinthaliya drinking water pot. […]
  • Thalgamuwa Ambalama in Aranayake (අරනායක තල්ගමුව අම්බලම)
    The Thalgamuwa Ambalama is constructed from dressed granite blocks with lower half-walls featuring broad tops wide enough for seating. Square stone pillars support an open-sided upper section for ventilation, all beneath a traditional tile-clad, four-sided hipped roof. […]
  • Pussella Ambalama in Ridigama (රිදීගම පුස්සැල්ල අම්බලම)
    Built in 1921, the Pusella Ambalama is a dressed-stone wayside rest house featuring interior seating ledges and open ventilation. Four central stone pillars on a raised platform support its timber roof, joined by a traditional Keni Madala. […]
  • Gasnawa Ambalama in Nelundeniya (නෙලුන්දෙණිය ගස්නාව අම්බලම)
    The Gasnawa Ambalama is a large rectangular kabook-and-mortar resting house. Supported by eight pillars, its low perimeter walls feature built-in seating at varying heights to reflect historical caste hierarchies, topped with a timber roof for an open, ventilated shelter. […]
  • Athalagala Ambalama in Polgahawela (පොල්ගහවෙල අතලගල අම්බලම)
    Located on an exposed rock outcrop on Yogamuwa Kanda, the Athalagala Ambalama sits directly on granite bedrock. This brick-and-mortar structure features open half-walls, internal cement benches, and heavy square masonry pillars supporting a tile-clad hipped roof, offering panoramic views and shelter for travelers. […]
  • Delgolla Ambalama in Polgahawela (පොල්ගහවෙල දෙල්ගොල්ල අම්බලම)
    Built beside ancient travel routes, the Delgolla Ambalama in Polgahawela provided historical travelers with shelter, water access, and rest. The rectangular brick structure features open-sided seating, cylindrical and rectangular pillars, an enclosed rear room, and a traditional tile-clad gable roof. […]
  • Nilwakka Ambalama in Kegalle (කෑගල්ල නිල්වක්ක අම්බලම)
    The Nilwakka Ambalama is a rectangular rest house on a 0.6-meter platform with a low, open-walled design for ventilation. Built with flat clay roof tiles and seven pillars, recent restoration altered its original roof shape and replaced wooden pillars with cement. […]
  • Eachchaiyadipattai Archaeological Ruins in Kiran (කිරාන් ඊච්චෛයඩිපත්තෛ පුරාවිද්‍යා නටබුන්)
    The Anurādhapura-period Eachchaiyadipattai ruins in Thadanai, Batticaloa, comprises two ancient pillared structures. Positioned six meters apart, they retain five and nine standing pillars. Treasure hunting and agriculture have heavily damaged and scattered the artifacts. […]
  • Eachvaiyadi Archaeological Ruins in Kiran (කිරාන් ඊච්වෛයඩි පුරාවිද්‍යා නටබුන්)
    The Anurādhapura-period Eachvaiyadi ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa comprise two distinct structural clusters: one featuring four stone pillars and another containing seventeen stone pillars, located 50 meters apart. Used for paddy cultivation, the site suffers from displaced, fallen, and partially buried artifacts. […]
  • Kokkaddichcholai Archaeological Ruins in Kiran (කිරාන් කොක්කඩ්ඩිචෝලෛ පුරාවිද්‍යා නටබුන්)
    The Anurādhapura-period Kokkaddichcholai ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa are located within a large paddy field near the Perillaveli Reservoir. Heavily destroyed by agricultural expansion, the site's primary surviving visible remains are two stone pillars showing ancient quarrying marks, measuring 120 cm and 80 cm in length. […]
  • Kilagapallam Archaeological Ruins in Kiran (කිරාන් කිලගපල්ලම් පුරාවිද්‍යා නටබුන්)
    The Anurādhapura-period Kilagapallam ruins in Batticaloa lie inside a paddy field. The site features two short, standing granite pillars (42 cm and 10 cm high). A large granite slab and scattered pillar fragments also sit in a nearby forest patch. […]
  • Koraveli Ancient Rock Quarry in Kiran (කිරාන් කෝරාවේලි පුරාණ ගල් බිඳුම් ස්ථානයේ නටබුන්)
    The ancient rock quarry in Koraveli, Batticaloa, spans a rock formation showing centuries of stone extraction near the Maduru Oya. The southwestern section displays Anurādhapura-period quarrying, while the northeastern side features drill-holed rock slabs from the Polonnaruwa period. A rock-cut pillar foundation stone sits 250 meters north. […]
  • Devagirimalei Rock Buddhist Archaeological Ruins in Kiran (කිරාන් දේවගිරිමලේ පුරාවිද්‍යා නටබුන්)
    The Devagirimalei Rock (Uuttumalei) ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa sit atop a 400-meter long forested outcrop. The looted site features a square rock socket, a plain moonstone, stone walls, and numerous scattered brick and pillar fragments that have cascaded down the slopes. […]
  • Dodanthale Sri Seneviratnarama Purana Tampita Viharaya (දොඩන්තලේ ශ්‍රී සෙනවිරත්නාරාම පුරාණ ටැම්පිට විහාරය)
    Sri Seneviratnarama Uposita Rajamaha Viharaya (also known as Dodantale Tampita Viharaya) was built as a clandestine palace by Molligoda Adhikaram which was converted to a temple when the king got to know his plans. […]
  • Ambagasthanna Kurukuththala Ambalama
    Ambagastenna Kurukuttala Ambalama can be reached by traveling about 1.5 km on the Ambagastenna Road near the Kadugannawa town on the Colombo-Kandy road. Legend has it that this Ambalama was made during the reign of the Kandy Kingdom. […]
  • Mampitiya Walawwa in Kandy (මහනුවර මාම්පිටිය වලව්ව)
    Mampitiya Walawwa in Kandy is the ancestral House and a mansion of Mampitiya Nilame of Kandyan Kingdom which is now used as a bar and a hotel. […]
  • Rukula Ambalama (රුකුලා අම්බලම)
    Ambalama at Rukulgama is said to belonging to 13th century, built for travelers to the Devalaya.The Rukula Ambalama is built with brick and motar. 12 large columns carry the weight of the roof. The roof is tiled with semi cylindrical clay tiles (sinhala ulu). […]
  • Kele Dambulla Rajamaha Viharaya (කැලේ දඹුල්ල රජමහා විහාරය)
    It is believed that due to its association with King Walagamba this place has been named Dambulla, locally better known as Kele Dambulla. It is also believed that this site has served as a security frontier during ancient times. […]

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