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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 …

Totagamu Rajamaha Viharaya – තොටගමු රන්පත් රජමහා විහාරය Read more »

Anuradhapura Mirisawetiya Dagaba – අනුරාධපුර මිරිසවැටිය දාගැබ
Mirisawetiya Dagaba has been built by King Dutugamunu (161-137 BC) and this belongs to Mahavihara Complex. King Dutugamunu is the great king who defeated the Tamil invaders who ruled the country for 30 years and brought the country under one ruler. […]
Silachetiya (Kujjatissa) Stupa at Anuradhapura – අනුරාධපුර සිලාචේතිය (කුජ්ජතිස්ස) පුරාවිද්‍යා නටබුන්
The stupa called Silachetiya (Sila Chetiya) is also known as Kujjatissa Stupa since this has been associated with a bikku by the same name who is said to have had miraculous powers. […]
Lankaramaya in Anuradhapura Kingdom – ලංකාරාමය
The Lankaramaya stupa was built on the 1st century BC by King Vattagamini Abaya (Walagamba). The ancient name of this temple is “Silasobbha Khandaka Cetiya” […]
Samgamiththa Stupa of Ancient Anuradhapura – අනුරාධපුර සංඝමිත්තා ස්ථුපය
About one hundred thirty meters to the east of Thuparama Dagoba lies a small stupa identified as the Sangamiththa Stupa. It is said in ancient chronicles that the king Uttiya enshrined the ashes of Arhath Sangamitta Theri to the east of the Thuparama stupa. Archaeologists believe that this is the stupa mentioned in the chronicles. […]
Padalanchana Chethiya of Ancient Anuradhapura – අනුරාධපුර පාදලාඤ්ජන චේතිය
According the Great Chronicle Mahavamsa, Buddha has placed his foot print at the site of Padalanchana Chethiya rising to the air to return to India after his 3rd visit to Sri Lanka. […]
Thuparamaya of Ancient Anuradhapura – ථුපාරාමය
Thuparamaya is the first stupa to be built in the country after the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka. Built in the time of king Devamnampiyatissa (250BC – 210BC) this was a stupa as well as an Aramic complex (monastery). Today ruins of this complex covers nearly 3 ½ acres […]
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. […]

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