New Kamburadeniya Ambalama (නව කඹුරදෙණිය අම්බලම)

New Kamburadeniya Ambalama (නව කඹුරදෙණිය අම්බලම)

The Ambalama at Kamburadeniya is a new structure built in 2021. However this is different from the more recent Ambalama’s which were more utilitarian structures compared to works of art in the past. This is a replica of a traditional Sri Lankan timber Ambalama design popular during the Kandyan Era. It was designed by renowned architects to showcase the ancient architectural designs.

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උඩුනුවර වතුපොල අම්බලම - Udunuwara Wathupola Ambalama

Guralawela Ambalama and Uraketa Well (ගුරලවෙල අම්බලම සහ ඌරාකැට ලිඳ)

he Ambalama at Guralawela is situated amidst a scenic paddy field. In close proximity, at a distance of 50 meters, there lies an ancient Uraketa well. These wells are characterized by a sturdy outer casing made from the trunk of a sizable tree such as Kumbuk, Milla, or Jackfruit. This casing serves the purpose of preventing sand from entering the well.

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Historic Suduhumpola Rajamaha Viharaya in Kandy

Historic Suduhumpola Rajamaha Viharaya in Kandy (මහනුවර සුදුහුම්පොළ රජමහා විහාරය)

The historic Suduhumpola Rajamaha Viharaya temple has been built under the patronage of king Keerthi Sri Ranasinghe [1747 – 1781] in 1771 to accommodate the Buddhist monks who came outside of Kandy to participate in Upasampada Vinaya Karma and to facilitate worshiping of the sacred tooth relic of Buddha.

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Historic Udawattakele Sri Rama Viharaya in Kandy - මහනුවර උඩවත්ත කැලේ ශ්‍රී රාම විහාරය

Historic Udawattakele Sri Rama Viharaya in Kandy (මහනුවර උඩවත්ත කැලේ ශ්‍රී රාම විහාරය)

Sri Rama Viharaya is a rather unknown historic temple within the Kandy city limits on a hillock above the Trinity Collage tucked away in Udawattakele and is accessed by a foot path in Udawattakele. Another road leading to the temple is found from Sri Dalada Thapovanaya in Udawattakele Mawatha which passes through the road in front of the Kandy Municipal Council linked to a motorable gravel road.

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