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Detis Pala Bodhi of Matale Rusigama Dethispalaruha Rajamaha Viharaya

Matale Rusigama Dethispalaruha Rajamaha Viharaya (මාතලේ රුසිගම දෙතිස්ඵලරුහ රජමහා විහාරය)

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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

Historical Naula Ambalama

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The Naula Ambalama is situated at the heart of the Naula town. Its origins can be traced back to the reign of King Devanampathissa, as per the legends. Historical records indicate that the establishment of Naula Sri Naga National School took place at this building during the British colonial era (1880s).

Matale Godapola Ambalama

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Godapola Ambalama stands on a square platform with half walls surrounding the building near a paddy field underneath a patch of large trees. Four octagonal pillars hold the roof of the Ambalama. These pillars are decorated with simple pillar heads (Pekada) with floral designs.

Makuletenna Ambalama (මකුලේතැන්න අම්බලම)

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The Ambalama at Makulethenna lies just 100 meters away from the Makulethenna Rajamaha Viharaya in Matale. To reach this building from Matale, take the Harrison Jones Road and travel 3.5 km along this narrow road. The ambalama lies near the road surrounded by lush paddy fields.

Large Stone Steps towards the streams at Sudukanda photo source : Ruins in Central Eastern Area of Sri Lanka

Sudukanda (Kumarakanda) Ruins hidden in the Jungles of Wasgamuwa (වස්ගමුව වන තුල සැඟවුණු සුදුකන්ද නටබුන්)

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The Sudukanda (meaning “white mountain” in Sinhara) ruins are located in the central western end of Wasgamuwa National Park, which has the western limit of the Amban River, a tributary of the Mahaweli River, the largest river in Sri Lanka, and two mountain ranges in parallel.

Hulangala Mini World’s End at Selagama (සේලගම හුලංගල කුඩා ලෝකාන්තය)

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In addition to the popular World’s end at Horton Plains, there are number of lesser known precipices with spectacular view of surrounding area. Called mini worlds ends, they are Madulsima Pitamaruwa, Pitawala Pathana , Deanston in Hunnasgiriya and Hulangala in Selagama.

Rangiri Dambulu Viharaya / Dambulla Cave Temple

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. […]
Mayura Pirivena of Anuradhapura Kingdom (අනුරාධපුර මහා විහාරීය මයුර පිරිවෙණ)
Mayura Pirivena in Anuradhapura is one of the primary learning centers belonging to the Maha Viharaya Aramic Complex during the Anuradhapura era. This Pirivena has been built by king Buddhadasa (340-368) according to ancient records. […]