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Kudumbigala Monastery

Kudumbigala Monastery (කුඩුම්බිගල වන සෙණසුන)

Nishan Weerasooriya4 years ago7 months ago06 mins

Kudumbigala Monastery built in 246 BC built during the time of King Devanampiyatissa, lies eleven miles from Panama and seventeen miles away from the Kumana Village.

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Disappearing Archaeological Ruins of Nelukkulam in Vavuniya (වැනසෙන වවුනියාව නෙලුක්කුලම ආරාමයේ නටබුන්)
At Nelukkulam (Nelukkulama) site, you find a stupa mound and ruins of 2 buildings. The stupa mound was 30 feet in height and stood on a square platform. This stupa has been desecrated by the installation of a lance on a concrete block on the summit of the Stupa by a Hindu Devotee as reported in the 1980s. […]
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. […]
Threatened Heritage of Kanchikudichchi Aru Ruins in Ampara
Kanchikudichchi Aru Ruins lies on the two hills on either side of the Kanchikudichchi reservoir embankment. One hill has a 20 ft. dagaba which has been pillaged. The other hill has 11 caves with and one with Brahmi (early Sinhala) inscriptions which can be dated to 2nd century B. C. or older. […]
Ruins of Yanoya Gal Palama (Stone Bridge) and Amuna (යාන් ඔය පුරාණ ගල් පාලම සහ අමුණ නටබුණ්)
Ruins of rock pillars and rock slabs across a rock bed in Yan Oya in close the new bridge across Yan Oya in Horowpathanana shows an ancient route to Tricomalee from Anuradhapura. […]
Ruins of Weliela Mankada Gal Palama (Stone Bridge) and Amuna at Ipalogama (වැලිඇල මංකඩ පුරාණ ගල් පාලම හා අමුණ නටබුණ්)
Holes cut in to the rock bed across Kala Oya in Weliela Mankada symbolizes an ancient rock bridge across the river indicating an major road out of Anuradhapura lying on this path. […]
Ancient Vannadi Paalama and Amuna (Anicut) in Mulathivu
Vannadi Amuna (Wannadi Amuna) is one such ancient weir located inside a thick jungle in the Muhudubada Pattu Divisional Secretariat Division in the Mullaitivu District. Based on the blocks of stones and the chisel marks on them, it has been determined that this anicut belongs to the Anuradhapura era. […]
Ruins of Thulawelliya Gal Palama (Stone Bridge) over Kanadara Oya (තුලාවෙල්ලිය පුරාණ ගල් පාලම නටබුණ්)
The Thulawelliya Gal Palama has been built at a place where Kanadara Oya flows over a rock surface at Thulawelliya. The bridge over the river has been destroyed but a large amount of rock pillars and slab can be seen at the left bank of the river. […]
Ruins of Thirappane Gal Palama (Stone Bridge) over Malwathu Oya (තිරප්පනේ පුරාණ ගල් පාලම නටබුණ්)
Well preserved rock pillars across Malwathu Oya of a stone bridge built during the Anuradhapura era lies in Thirippane. 14 pillars are still standing on their original location planted on the rock bed of the river. […]
Ruins of Sukara Nijjara Gal Amuna over Deduru Oya (දැදුරු ඔයේ සූකර නිජ්ජර ගල් අමුණ නටබුණ්)
Ruins of ancient Sukara Nijjara stone amuna (dam) buit by king Parakramabahu the Great (1153-1186) on Deduru Oya. Although breached at the center, parts of the dam still can be seen at the site. […]
Ruins of Palugaswewa Gal Palama (Stone Bridge) over Kala Oya (පලුගස්වැව පුරාණ ගල් පාලම නටබුණ්)
Ruins of a ancient stone bridge in Palugaswewa on Kala Oya 7 km downstream from the Kala Wewa built by King Dhatusena (459-477). Only the large cavities carved on the rock bed and few pillars survive today […]
Ruins of Thimbiripokuna Palamgala Gal Palama (Stone Bridge) and Gal Amuna (තිඹිරිපොකුණ පාලම්ගල පුරාණ ගල් පාලම හා ගල් අමුණ නටබුණ්)
Ruins of a ancient stone bridge and a amuna (weir) belonging to the mid Anuradhapura period lies at Palamgala over Kala Oya in the remote village of Thimbiripokuna on the borders of Wilpaththu National Park […]
Ruins of Mahakanadarawa Gal Palama : Stone Bridge (මහකනදරා පුරාණ ගල් පාලම නටබුණ්)
The best preserved ancient stone bridge in Sri Lanka is the Mahakanadarawa stone bridge, built over the Kanadarawa River in the ancient road between Anuradhapura and Gokanna (Trincomalee). […]
Vannadі Brіdge – The Ancient Stone Bridge at Kayankerni (කයන්කේනි පුරාණ ගල් පාලම)
The Ancient Stone Bridge is located west of the Kayankenі Junction and it has fallen across the Kayankenі Lagoon. Large rock pillars standing in the lagoon for over 200 meters can still can be seen. […]
Gal Palama (Stone Bridge) over Halpan Ela – Anuradhapura (අනුරාධපුර හාල්පාන් ඇල ගල් පාලම)
The road leading to this rather unknown Halpan Ela Gal Palama is located close to the Kuttam Pokuna (Twin Ponds). Traveling 3 kms from Sangamitta Mawatha, you can reach the point where this ancient stone bridge crosses the Halpan Ela. […]
Ruins of Habagama Gal Palama and Amuna
Ruins of rock pillars and rock slabs across a rock bed in Yan Oya in Habagama in Horowpathanana symbolizes an ancient rock bridge across the river indicating an major road out of Anuradhapura lying on this path. […]
Thiriyaya Girihandu Seya (තිරියාය ගිරිහඬු සෑය)
The oldest incident connected with the site is etched in an 8th century Sanskrit epigraph found at the site which refers to a shrine named Girikandicaitya being established on the hill-top by a company of merchants headed by Tapassu and Bhallika. […]
Ruins of Ebawalapitiya Gal Palama (Stone Bridge) over Deduru Oya (එබවලපිටිය පුරාණ ගල් පාලම නටබුණ්)
A three meter wide ancient stone bridge over Deduru Oya in Ebawalapitiya. Bridge built on a rock plain over which the river flows. Large number of cavities in the rock surface which held stone pillars can be found at this site. […]