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Mannar District

අකිතමුරිප්පු (තේක්කම) පත්තිනි දේවාලයේ පැරණි නටබුන් - Ruins at Akithamurippu (Thekkama) Paththini Devalaya
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Ruins at Akithamurippu (Thekkama) Paththini Devalaya

amazinglanka3 months ago2 months ago06 mins

On the road from Medawachchiya to Mannar, about a kilometer before Madu Church Road, there is the road to a British Hanging Bridge over the Malwathu Oya. After traveling about a kilometer on this road, you will see an Amuna (anicut) across the Yodha Ela (Giant Canal) in a beautiful surrounding.

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Mannar Island in Sri Lanka
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Mannar Island in Sri Lanka (මන්නාරම දූපත)

amazinglanka7 months ago4 months ago03 mins

Mannar is one of the most barren and driest islands of Sri Lanka connected through a 3 km causeway to mainland. But this was one of the busiest towns in the ancient past when this area (Gulf Of Mannar) was one of the biggest pearl banks in the world, supplying massive amounts of pearls to the kings and queens throughout the world for over 2000 years.

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dam's Bridge Shoals Between Sri Lanka and India
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Adam’s Bridge Shoals Between Sri Lanka and India (රාම සේතු පාලම)

amazinglanka1 year ago7 months ago08 mins

Adam’s Bridge, also called Rama’s Bridge, or Rama Sethu is a sting of shoals between Mannar Island, off the northwest coast of Sri Lanka, and Rameswaram Island, off the southeast coast of India. The so called bridge is 30 miles (48 km) long and separates the Gulf of Mannar (southwest) from the Palk Strait (northeast).

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මන්නාරම තිරුකේතිශ්වරම් කෝවිල පාර පැරණි මිනින්දෝරු කුළුණ - Thiruketheeswaram Kovil Road Survey Tower
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Thiruketheeswaram Kovil Road Survey Tower

amazinglanka1 year ago2 months ago02 mins

This square survey tower on the Thiruketheeswaram Kovil Road belonging to British era has four floors. The side length of the original part is 2.4 meters and the height is 2.3 meters. The remaining two storeys are built progressively shorter. The fourth floor is taller than the second and third floors.

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මන්නාරම නාරාපාඩු පැරණි ඕලන්ද මුරකපොල්ල - Narapadu Ancient Watch Tower in Mannar
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Narapadu Ancient Watch Tower in Mannar

amazinglanka1 year ago7 months ago04 mins

From the Mannar fort, travel 12 km on the Thalaimannar road, turn right at the Narapadu junction and go 1.4 km along the sandy road, where you can see this monolithic tower pointing towards the sky on the plain.

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End of the Thalaimannar Railway Line and the Thalaimannar New Lighthouse
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New Talaimannar Lighthouse and the Old Pier (තලෙයිමන්නාරම ප්‍රදීපාගාරය)

amazinglanka3 years ago7 months ago03 mins

The new Talaimannar lighthouse in was built in 1915 and was 19m high. The tower has not been maintained for during the recent past due to the war situation which existed for the last 30 years.

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baobab Tree at Mannar
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Baobab Tree at Mannar (මන්නාරම බයෝබැබ් ගස)

amazinglanka3 years ago1 week ago06 mins

This Baobab tree at Mannar is calculated to be 734 years old and is the largest tree in Sri Lanka in terms of the circumference which is 19.5 meters.

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Old Thalaimannar Lighthouse (Urumalai Lighthouse)
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Old Talaimannar Lighthouse (Urumalai Lighthouse)

amazinglanka3 years ago1 month ago02 mins

The Old Talaimannar Lighthouse (Urumalai Lighthouse) is located at that south of the island at the start of the Adams Bridge, the natural sand bank which stretch all the way to India.  This area is called Urumalai, thus this is also known as Urumalai Lighthouse.

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Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu
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Madhu Church at Mannar : Ancient Pattini Devalaya of Madhu (මඩු පල්ලිය)

amazinglanka3 years ago1 week ago028 mins

Madhu is a mystic jungle shrine dedicated to Mother Mary lying on a remote area in Mannar. The church is one of the few churches which is visited by Buddhists as well as Hindus from all over the country.

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Vankalai Sanctuary
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Vankalai Sanctuary (වාන්කලයි අභය භූමිය)

amazinglanka6 years ago7 months ago08 mins

Vankalai, in the Mannar district, with its numerous bird species was declared as Vankalai Sanctuary in 2008, due the large number of birds residing in this area

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Tomb of Adam and Eve in Mannar
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Tomb of Adam and Eve in Mannar, Sri Lanka (මන්නාරම ආදම් හා ඊවාගේ සොහොන්)

amazinglanka6 years ago3 weeks ago03 mins

Somewhat in the center of Mannar island lies a Muslim place of worship which is believed to be the tomb of Adam and Eve by some. According to legend, two tall siblings have landed in Mannar on a boat. No one knew where they came from and when they died they were buried at this…

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Yodha Wewa (Giant Tank) during Dry Season
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Yoda Wewa at Mannar – supporting the rice bowl of Sri Lanka (මන්නාරම අස්වැද්දූ යෝධ වැව)

amazinglanka9 years ago3 months ago010 mins

The Yodha Wewa in Mannar is one of the largest tanks in the island and was It was built by King Dhatusena (459-477) by damming the Malwatu-oya, later known as Manawatu Wewa.

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Mannar Fort
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Mannar Fort (මන්නාරම් බලකොටුව)

amazinglanka10 years ago7 months ago08 mins

Built on the island of Mannar in Sri Lanka by the Portuguese in 1560, Mannar Fort surrendered to the Dutch on 22 February 1658 and was rebuilt by the Dutch in 1696. On 5 October 1795 the Dutch surrendered to the British.

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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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