Anawilundawa Sanctuary consist of interconnected 9 tanks going back to the 12th century and sadly the water ways which fed this system is lost without an trace and today these tanks are fed by flood waters of the Deduru Oya
Tag: Hikkaduwa
Hikkaduwa National Park (Corral Reef) – හික්කඩුව ජාතික වනෝද්යානය (කොරල් පර)
Hikkaduwa National Park lies in the popular tourist destination of Hikkaduwa along its beach. The corral reefs on this marine park has made Hikkaduwa Beach one of the most sought after beaches of the country
Yatagala Rajamaha Viharaya – යටගල රජමහා විහාරය
2300 year old Yatagala Rajamaha Viharaya is a Buddhist place of worship that has been recipient of Royal Patronage from Three Kings of Sri Lanka.
Vakaneri Ancient Buddhist Ruins – වාකනේරි බෞද්ධ පුරාවස්තු භූමිය
In ancient Sri Lanka Vakaneri was called “Vahaneriya”. In the Vakaneri colony near Valachchenai is an ancient site with a pilfered dagaba and the remains of three structures. There are also the remains of a pond and a stone prakara around…
Tsunami Honganji Viharaya at Paraliya – සුනාමි හොංගන්ජි විහාරය
Buid as a memorial to the over 35,000 Sri Lankans killed by the Tsunami in 2004, The Paraliya Tsunami Honganji statue is an exact replica of the 5th Century 175 feet Barmiyan Buddha Statue destroyed by the Muslim Fundamentalists in Afghanistan.
Totagamu Rajamaha Viharaya – තොටගමු රන්පත් රජමහා විහාරය
On the façade of the aluth vihara at the Totagamu Rajamaha Viharaya between the two doorways adorned with two makara toranas stands the beautiful image of the god of love. Totagamu Rajamaha Viharaya or the Ratpat Viharaya , or Telwatte…
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The Cursing Practice in Sri Lanka as a Religious Channel for Keeping Physical Violence in Control: The Case of Seenigama
This study deals with the cursing services in Sinhala Buddhism in Sri Lanka which some gods offer to the people. The author, who is using the mimesis and scapegoat mechanism theory of Girard as a point of reference, concentrates on…
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Seenigama Devalaya – සීනිගම දේවාලය
Seenigama is a small village on the south-west coast on the main Colombo-Matara road way. Located just before Hikkaduwa. The Seenigama Devalaya (shrine) is on a small island short way from the beach. The Seenigama Devalaya dedicated to the Devol…
Kaparamula in Abhayagiri Monastery – අභයගිරි මහා විහාරයේ කපාරාමූලය
Mahayana Square Stupa of Anuradhapura Abhayagiri Monastery – අභයගිරි භූමියේ සතරැස් ස්තුපය
Ipalogama Bodhirukkaramaya Tampita Viharaya- ඉපලෝගම බෝධිරුක්ඛාරාමය ටැම්පිට විහාරය
Warakagoda Veheragoda Stupa Archaeological Site – කළුතර වරකාගොඩ ඓතිහාසික ස්තුප ගොඩැල්ල
Thammennakanda Purana Viharaya and Archaeology Site – තම්මැන්නාකන්ද පුරාණ විහාරය හා පුරාවිද්යා භූමිය
Ruins of Ancient Kurundavashoka Viharaya in Mullaitivu – මුලතිවු කුරුන්දවාශෝක පුරාවිද්යා භූමිය
Ruins of Ancient Waddamana Parwatha Viharaya – Nedunkeni Archaeology Site – වවුනියාව නෙදුන්කේනි පුරාවිද්යා භූමිය : වඩ්ඩමාන පර්වත විහාරය
Ancient Thekkama Amuna (Anicut) : En Route to Mannar – යෝධ වැවට ජලය සපයන තේක්කම අමුණ
Horowpathana Walahawiddawewa Kuda Dambulu Rajamaha Viharaya – හොරොව්පතාන වලහවිද්දවැව කුඩා දඹුලු රජමහා විහාරය
Horowpathana Kulumeemaakada Archaeological Site – හොරොව්පතාන කුළුමීමාකඩ පුරාවිද්යා ස්ථානය
Maradankadawala Manakanda Archaeological Site – මරදන්කඩවල මානාකන්ද නටබුන්
Bandarawela Porogala View Point – බණ්ඩාරවෙල පොරෝගල නැරඹුම් ස්ථානය
Tissawa Rajamaha Viharaya and Tissawa Rock Ruins – තිස්සව රජමහා විහාරය
Rotumba Budugala Rajamaha Viharaya – රොටුඹ බුදුගල රජමහා විහාරය
Pitabeddara Viharamaldeniya Ella Falls – පිටබැද්දර විහාරමල්දෙණිය ඇල්ල
