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Sanghamitta Bodhiya in Jaffna source : divaina.lk
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Sanghamitta Bodhiya in Jaffna (යාපනය සංඝමිත්තා බෝධිය)

amazinglanka2 months ago1 month ago08 mins

The ancient Bo Tree at Paralay Murugan Kovil in Chulipuram East in Walikamam West is believed to be the very first sapling of the Sri Maja Bodhi in Anuradhapura. However the Buddhist pilgrims to Jaffna seems to be have totally forgotten about this historic site today.

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Chirutivu Island in Jaffna
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Chirutivu Island in Jaffna (යාපනයේ චිරුතිවු දූපත)

amazinglanka7 months ago7 months ago04 mins

Chirutivu Island (Siruthivu Island) is a tear shaped island close to the mainland of Jaffna which has been sold to property developer with the intention of building a luxury eco tourism resort. Work has been started about 10 years ago but not completed.

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Boats arrived for the St Anthony's festival at Kachchativu Island
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Katchatheevu Island of Sri Lanka and the St. Anthony’s Festival (කච්චතීවු දූපත)

amazinglanka7 months ago5 months ago08 mins

Katchatheevu (Kachchativu) is a small 163-acre (0.66 square kilometers), barren, uninhabited island located in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. It lies right in the center of Rameswaram in India and Delft Island of Sri Lanka with about 20km on both sides.

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Verakkadu Buddhist Ruins in Jaffna - යාපනය වේරක්කඩු බෞද්ධ පුරාවිද්‍යා නටබුන්
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Verakkadu Buddhist Ruins in Jaffna

amazinglanka3 years ago1 week ago07 mins

In 1922, Rev. S. Gnana Prakasar, a missionary working in Jaffna had left a detailed note a ruined site, possibly a Buddhist monastery at an area named ‘Verak-Kadu’ in Jaffna peninsula.

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Wild Ponies of Delft Island in Jaffna
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Guide to Delft Island (Neduntheevu) in Jaffna (ඩෙල්ෆ්ට් දූපත)

Nishan Weerasooriya4 years ago3 weeks ago033 mins

The whole island of Delft is built on coral and limestone. The island is a typical remote Sri Lankan village. Simple housed built of coral and limestone, laid-back life and the most popular form of transport is bicycle.

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Ruins of the Chankanai Dutch Church in Jaffna
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Ruins of the Chankanai Dutch Church in Jaffna (යාපනය චන්කනායි ඕලන්ද පල්ලිය නටබුන්)

amazinglanka5 years ago2 months ago04 mins

The church at Chankanai was initially built in 1641 by the Portuguese but later rebuilt by the Dutch. Only the massive walls with arches remain today of this building which is now protected as an archeology monument.

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The elaborate pandol at the entrance to the Keeramale Sirappar Madam (Ambalama) in Jaffna
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Keerimale (Keerimalai) Sirappar Madam (Ambalama) in Jaffna (යාපනය කීරමලේ සිරාප්පර් අම්බලම)

amazinglanka5 years ago6 months ago03 mins

Considered the largest if not one the largest Ambalama in Sri Lanka, Sirappar Madam (ambalama) would have been built for pilgrims to Nakuleswaram Kovil in the ancient past.

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Analaitivu Survey Tower (අන්නලදූව කුළුණ)
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Analaitivu Survey Tower (අන්නලදූව කුළුණ)

Nishan Weerasooriya8 years ago6 months ago02 mins

Analaitivu is a small island off the coast of Jaffna Peninsula in north Sri Lanka. The only access to the island is by boat or ferry from Karainagar, Kayts or Eluvaitivu Jetties.

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Sunset over the Jaffna Lagoons
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Guide to Jaffna (යාපනය නරඹමු)

amazinglanka9 years ago7 months ago05 mins

Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province with a rich Tamil Hindu culture which was isolated for the last 30 years due to terrorist activity.

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Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil in Jaffna - යාපනය නල්ලුර් කන්දසාමි කෝවිල
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Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil in Jaffna (යාපනය නල්ලුර් කන්දසාමි කෝවිල)

amazinglanka10 years ago2 months ago03 mins

Nallur Kandaswamy Temple lies about 3 km from the Jaffna town on the KKS (Kankasanthurai) Road. This is one of the most important temples in the Jaffna Peninsula and the most well known.

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Nagadeepa Viharaya - Jaffna
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Historic Nagadeepa Viharaya at Nainativu, Jaffna (නාගදීප විහාරය)

amazinglanka10 years ago1 month ago07 mins

Half the enjoyment of a pilgrimage to Nagadeepa is actually getting there. The road from Jaffna runs across a long causeway to the island of Kayts from where another causeway leads to Punkudutivu. The landscape is flat and sandy, dotted with numerous palm trees and completely different from everywhere else in Sri Lanka.

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Ancient Kadurugoda Viharaya (Kantarodai)
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Kadurugoda Viharaya at Kantarodai Jaffna (කදුරුගොඩ විහාරය – ‍යාපනය)

amazinglanka10 years ago5 months ago026 mins

Ancient Kadurugoda Viharaya (Kantarodai) is one of the very few Buddhist sites remaining in Jaffna today. The site was discovered in 1917 by the Magistrate P.E. Pieris where he reported that bricks from this site is being carried a way by cart loads by the residents around the area for building of houses.

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Dambakola Patuna
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Dambakola Patuna Temple (දඹකොළ පටුන)

amazinglanka10 years ago2 months ago04 mins

Dambakola Patuna or Jambukola Patuna is an ancient port in the north of Jaffna which was used during pre christian times. After Arahath Mahinda brought Bhuddhism to Sri Lanka in 250BC, his sister, Theri Sanghamitta arrived in Sri Lanka with a Sacred Bo Sapling one year later to this port.

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  • Pudupulanchiya Archaeological Reserve (පුඩුපුලංචිය පුරාවිද්‍යා රක්ෂිතය)
    The Pudupulanchiya Archaeological Reserve, situated near the border of the Kurunegala-Anuradhapura districts in the Usgala-Siambalangamuwa region of Galgamuwa city, is nestled along the picturesque Usgala-Siambalangamuwa Reservoir. This archaeological site, marked by the Department of Archaeology sign at the Amunukole junction on the A28 main road between Anuradhapura and Kurunegala, is a revered place where monks from the Anuradhapura period once resided. […]
  • The Lost Sri Wardhana Bodhi in Kiliveddy
    Kiliveddy Sri Wardhana Bodhi is one of the first 32 saplings of Sri Maha Bodhi which was destroyed by Hindus in 1979 and built a kovil on the ground it stood for millennia. […]
  • Mihintale Wasammale Archaeological Site
    The archaeological site of Wasammale is about two and a half kilometers away from the sacred Mihintale site. Paintings of 6-7 AD have been found on a 20 x 15 feet surface in a cave. […]
  • Sampur Sudaikuda Dagoba Bulldozed by the Extremists
    There is an old stupa on a small knoll in the village of Kevul, just off Keviliya Point, the southern tip of the Trincomalee harbour entrance called Sampur Sudaikuda Dagoba (Sudekuda, Sudaikuda). This Dagaba, facing the Indian Ocean, was discovered through the Seruvila archaeological exploration project and was completely bulldozed by extremists using dozers just within two days. […]
  • Matale Rusigama Dethispalaruha Rajamaha Viharaya (මාතලේ රුසිගම දෙතිස්ඵලරුහ රජමහා විහාරය)
    Rusigama was also one of the sites selected by King Devanampiyatissa (250 BCE to 210 BCE) to plant one of the Dethis Pala Ruha Bodhi Trees, one of the very first 40 saplings of the Sri Maha Bodhi of Anuradhapura. The name Rusigama is believed to have originated due to the settlement of sages in the past. Two inscriptions belonging to the pre-Christian period have been found. These 2 inscriptions record the donation of caves to the Sangha […]
  • Godakawela Malwessa Vehera Rajamaha Viharaya (ගොඩකවෙල මල්වැස්සා වෙහෙර රජමහා විහාරය)
    The ancient Bo Tree at Godakawela Malwessa Vehera Rajamaha Viharaya is believed to be one of the Dethis Pala Bodhi of the Sri Maja Bodhi in Anuradhapura. The Bodhi has four main branches. From ancient times, it is believed that the branch on the Northern side is the original Dethis Pala Bodhi as the annual falling of leaves on this branch is in sync with the Sri Maha Bodhi of Anuradhapura. […]
  • Sanghamitta Bodhiya in Jaffna (යාපනය සංඝමිත්තා බෝධිය)
    The ancient Bo Tree at Paralay Murugan Kovil in Chulipuram East in Walikamam West is believed to be the very first sapling of the Sri Maja Bodhi in Anuradhapura. However the Buddhist pilgrims to Jaffna seems to be have totally forgotten about this historic site today. […]
  • Ambuluwawa Tower and Biodiversity Complex (අම්බුළුවාව ජෛව විවිධත්ව සංකීණය)
    Ambuluwawa peak situated in the center of Gampola Kingdom established by the great Sinhala King Buvanekabahu IV. (1341-1357 AD) . Modern development of Ambuluwawa has converted it to a multi religious center. […]
  • Bambarapana Medipokuna Bandara Kandura Ambalama (බඹරපාන මැදිපොකුණ බණ්ඩාර කඳුර අම්බලම)
    Bambarapana Medipokuna Bandara Kandura Ambalama  Ambalama is a small ancient wayside rest made of stone pillars and blocks of stone hidden away from popular road network in Badulla district on the way to the mysterious Halaba Bridge across Uma Oya. […]
  • Galayaya Sri Sudharamarama Purana Tampita Viharaya (ගලායය ශ්‍රී සුධර්මාරාම පුරාණ ටැම්පිට විහාරය)
    The stumps on which the image house rests are generally stone pillars, but rarely you would find wooden stumps as well. The Tampita Viharaya at the Sri Sudharamarama temple is built at at a much higher level and consist of wooden pillars in addition to brick and mortar pillars. An old wooden stairway with 7 steps lead to the entrance of this tampita viharaya. […]
  • Medirigiriya Kattakulama Ancient Amuna (මැදිරිගිරිය කට්ටකුලම පැරණි අමුණ)
    The Post Office Road from Medirigiriya ends at the Kaudulla Wewa reservoir. Two kilometers down this road a bridge crosses a feeder canal to the Kaudulu Oya. Traveling on a narrow gravel road for 200 meters just before the bridge will bring you to the ruins of Kattakulama Ancient Amuna. […]
  • Kaudulla Ancient Amuna (කවුඩුල්ල පැරණි අමුණ)
    The ancient anicut on Kavuduluoya lies about 325 meters before it reaches Medirigiriya town. A new anicut has been built just above these ruins today. The ancient anicut of Kaudulu Oya has been built using massive blocks of stone, parts of which still can be found at the site. […]
  • Polonnaruwa Veheragodayaya Archaeological Site (පොලොන්නරුව වෙහෙරගොඩයාය පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
    Veheragodayaya is a remote village hidden in Polonnaruwa on the borders of Floodplains National Park. The area is heavily farmed, and treasure hunters and farmers have both destroyed and encroached upon portions of the archaeology site. […]
  • Welikanda Mutugala Gallen Rajamaha Viharaya Archaeological Site (වැලිකන්ද මුතුගල ගල්ලෙන් රජමහා විහාරය පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
    Mutugala Gallen Rajamaha Viharaya has been converted in to a forest monastery today with few priests who protect the site from treasure hunters. Of the ruins, a medium sized stupa made of bricks, dilapidated from the ravages of time, vandalised by treasure hunters lie at top of the rock. […]
  • Welikanda Katuwanwila Archaeological Site (වැලිකන්ද කටුවන්විල පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
    Katuwanwila is a predominantly muslim settlement which lies 15km off Sevanagala along the Mahaweli River to the North. Passing the village center and paddy fields, nestled between 2 ponds near the Mahaweli Ganga, lies some ancient buildings which no identification has been done yet. […]
  • Ruins of the Mihintale Puvarasankulama Anula Devi Chethiya
    The ruins of Mihintale Puvarasankulama Anula Devi Chethiya is spread across an area of approximately 4 acres centered around a rocky pleatu spreading from south to north. At this site you find ruins of a medium sized stupa, an rock inscription and ruins of other building including a rock pond. […]
  • Welikanda Rejinagala Archaeological Site (වැලිකන්ද රැජිණගල පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
    The site known as Rejinagala with the mound of Stupa, ruins of buildings, cave complex and other archaeological factors in area known as Mahaweli reservation Sinhapura Village in the Grama Niladhari Division No. 286 in the Welikanda Divisional Secretary’s Division in Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province was declared as an archaeological is monument in 1st February 2023. […]
  • Matara Uduwaka Ambalama (මාතර උඩුවක අම්බලම)
    Uduwaka Ambalama is a somewhat recent resting place in Matara District lying 8km off Weligama (2.7 km off Thelijjawila) on the Weligama Thelijawila road. The Ambalama lies by the main road, next to a lush paddy field. […]
  • Rata Wate – A Road Trip Around Sri Lanka
    A dream trip for most travel fans are to travel around Sri Lanka in a single trip using the coastal roads of Sri Lanka. The plan was to travel on roads closest to the coast around the country. […]
  • Chunnakam Dutch Market Building (චුන්නාකම් ඕලන්ද වෙලඳපොල ගොඩනැගිල්ල)
    The Chunnakam Dutch Market Building has been built over 200 years ago during the Dutch occupatation between 1658 to 1796 and servers the same purpose even today. […]
  • Deliwala Kota Vehera (දැලිවල කොට වෙහෙර)
    According to the folklore Deliwala Kota Vehera was built by a regional king called Keerthi Tissa in the 3rd century BCE. On a request by him, King Devanmpiyatissa (250-210 BC) invited Mihindu Maha Thero and he came to this temple with the relics which were ceremoniously enshrined. […]
  • Thimbiriya Rajamaha Viharaya and Malwessa Vehera (තිඹිරිය රජමහා විහාරය හා මල්වැස්සා වෙහෙර)
    Thimbiriya Rajamaha Viharaya temple is believed to been built by King Devanampiyatissa (250-210 BC). This temple was the nerve center of the 1818 Rebellion against British rule. After suppress­ing the rebellion, the British ruthlessly destroyed this 2000 year old temple including the Malwessa Stupa which was built by the King Dutugemunu. They then arres­ted all Buddhist monks in the temple and were executed in Jaffna. […]
  • Gamini Tissa Monastery complex in Mottagala (මොට්ටගල ගාමිනී තිස්ස ආරාම සංකීර්ණයේ නටබුන්)
    Built in 3rd century BC, Gamini Tissa Monastery complex in Mottagala lies about 10km from Akkaraipattu and is currently being destroyed by the Muslim community in the area due to neglect of the government. […]
  • Polonnaruwa Weherabendigala Ruins inside Angammedilla National Park (අංගම්මැඩිල්ල තුල පිහිටි වෙහෙරබැඳීගල බොදු නටබුන්)
    Weherabendigala rocky mountain mentioned here lies in side the inside the Angammedilla National Park on the southwestern side of the Parakrama Samudraya where the Angammedilla canal carry water to the Parakrama Samudraya from the Amban Ganga. […]
  • Opalgala Ella Falls (ඕපල්ගල ඇල්ල)
    The Opalgala Ella waterfall cluster consists of four waterfalls lies on the Opalgala River, which flows through Gammaduwa and the rock formation of Karagahatenne. […]
  • Budupatuna – Losing Heritage of Wila Oya (විලඔයේ සැඟවුන බුදුපටුන නටබුණ්)
    udupatuna is an ancient Mahayana Shrine complex, lying deep inside the Kumbukkan Forest Reserve far away from civilization. The most striking of the ruins is a carving of a Buddha Statue flanked by 2 Bodhisattwa statues similar the carvings at Buduruwagala at Wellawaya. […]
  • Wewalthalawa Plateau of Halgolla Tea Estate (වේවැල්තලාව තැන්න)
    Wewalthalawa is part of the Halgolla Tea Estate and the top of Wewalthalawa is covered in Lush Tea bushes all around as if a velvet has been spread over the whole area. It is a high altitude plateau surrounded by number of peaks rising above it. […]
  • Ruwanwella Ambalama (රුවන්වැල්ල අම්බලම)
    The Ruwanwella Ambalama lies in the center of crowded, traffic - congested Ruwanwella town close to the ancient fort. This is said to be the largest ambalama found in the county. […]
  • Nilgala Conservation Forest Area – නිල්ගල වනාන්තරය
    Nilgala Forest which is lowland tropical dry mixed evergreen forest lies on the boarders of the Senanayake Samuraya covering area which the Gal Oya River falls in to the reservoir. […]
  • Gannoruwa Rajamaha Viharaya (ගන්නෝරුව රජමහා විහාරය)
    Gannoruwa Raja Maha Viharaya is located near Peradeniya on the Colombo Kandy Road about 3 kilometers in to the Gannoruwa Road.  Gannoruwa  is itself is a historic battle ground which Portuguese had the worst defeat against the Kandyan Kingdom during its occupation. […]
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Ambuluwawa Tower and Biodiversity Complex (අම්බුළුවාව ජෛව විවිධත්ව සංකීණය)

  • Heritage
  • Kandy
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