Sithulpawwa Magul Maha Viharaya is a cave temple complex with has been dated to 2nd century BC and it is believed that the King Devanamapiyatissa and Queen Viharamahadevis marriage was consummated.
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Wedihiti Kanda at Kataragama – වැඩහිටි කන්ද
Wedihiti Kanda (Wedahiti Kanda) is a rocky mountain located about 3 km from the famous Kataragama Devalaya. Except for Kataragama Devalaya and Sella Kataragama, Wedihiti Kanda is one of the most popular destination for the pilgrims to Kataragama.
Udawalawe National Park – උඩවලවේ ජාතික වනෝද්යානය
Located in the Dry Zone, Udawalawe National Park comprises grasslands and thorn scrubs is one the sure places to see wild elephants any time of the day.
Bundala National Park – බුන්දල ජාතික වනෝද්යානය
Bundala National Park is an ideal location to experience large number of migratory and resident birds. The total bird population can exceed 20,000 during migratory season.
Pallemalala Prehistoric Burial Grounds and Habitation Floor – පල්ලෙමලල ප්රාග් ඓතිහාසික කැනීම් ස්ථානය
Pallemalala discovery throws new light on Lanka’s pre-historic culture A major archaeological breakthrough that could shed new light on the physical type and lifestyle of the island’s pre-historic population has been accomplished by a team of Sri Lankan Archaeologists. This…
Yatala Vehera – Debarawewa – යටාල වෙහෙර
Yatala Vehera is believed to be built by regional king Mahanaga in the 3rd century BC on the grounds which his queen delivered a son. This stupa has been identified as Mani Chethiya and Yattalaya in various historical documents. Mahanaga…
Tissa Wewa at Tissamaharama – තිස්සමහාරාම තිස්ස වැව
The First Oblique Dam in the world The Tissa Wewa is one of the four large ancient irrigation tanks in the area and is believed to be constructed the 3rd Century BC by King Yatala Tissa, or regional king Maha…
Tissamaharama Rajamaha Viharaya – තිස්සමහාරාම විහාරය
This massive Tissamaharama Stupa (Tissamaharamaya) is believed to be built by King Mahanaga in the 3rd century BC or King Kavanthissa in the 1st century BC and is the largest stupa in the ancient southern kingdom.
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Sithulpawwa Rajamaha Viharaya – සිතුල්පව්ව රජමහා විහාරය
Situated in Kirinda in Hambanthota District, Sithulpawwa Rajamaha Viharaya has also being called Chiththala Pabbatha in the ancient texts. Stone Inscriptions has identified this location as “Chithala Paawatha Vehera”. This temple complex is attributed to King Kavanthissa who ruled southern area…
Sandagiri Monastic Complex of Tissamaharama – සඳගිරි ස්තූපය
According to the Great Chronicle Maha Vamsa, when the Sri Maha Bodhi was brought to Sri Lanka by Theiree Sangamitta, members of the ‘Kshethiya’ clan of ‘Chandana Grama’ was present at Anuradhapura taking part of the celebrations. It is now…
Sandagirigodella of Tissamaharama – සඳගිරිගොඩැල්ල
Sandagirigodella is an recently conserved site belonging to the the Sandagiri Monastic Complex. This area consist of 2 ancient buildings. The conservation of the image house building has been completed. A beatifully carved Buddha statue about 6 feet in height…
Martello Tower at Hambantota
Though the Martello Tower at Hambantota is not spread in a large area, it could also be considered as a defense watchtower. Generally believed to be a Dutch fortification, but actually built by Capt. Goper of the Army Engineers during the British Period.
Badalkumbura Veheragoda Purana Rajamaha Viharaya – බඩල්කුඹුර වෙහෙරගොඩ පුරාණ රජමහා විහාරය
Maradankadawala Maminiyawa Rajamaha Viharaya – මරදන්කඩවල මාමිනියාව රජමහා විහාරය
Hambegamuwa Aluthwewa Kotavehera Buddhist Ruins – හම්බෙගමුව අළුත්වැව කොටවෙහෙර බෞද්ධ නටබුණ්
Hambegamuwa Arambekema Buddhist Ruins – හම්බෙගමුව අරඹෙකෙම බෞද්ධ නටබුණ්
Kukurampola Kukuluwa Rajamaha Viharaya – කුකුරම්පොල කුකුළුවා රජමහා විහාරය
Pelwatta Mulgiri Rajamaha Viharaya – පැල්වත්ත මුල්ගිරි රජමහා විහාරය
Pelwatta Sri Devagiriya Rajamaha Viharaya – පැල්වත්ත ශ්රී දේවගිරිය රජමහා විහාරය
Pelwatta Sri Ovagiri Rajamaha Viharaya – පැල්වත්ත ශ්රී ඔවාගිරි රජමහා විහාරය
Buttala Unawatuna Rajamaha Viharaya – බුත්තල උනාවටුන රජමහා විහාරය
Wellawaya Kinkini Rajamaha Viharaya – වැල්ලවාය කිංකිණි රජමහා විහාරය
Handapangala Keheliya Rajamaha Viharaya – හඳපාන්ගල කෙහෙලිය රජමහා විහාරය
Handapangala Weherayaya 3rd Sector Archaeological Reserve – හඳපාන්ගල වෙහෙරයාය 3වන අදියර පුරාවිද්යා රක්ෂිතය
Weherayaya Sri Gangarama Rajamaha Viharaya – හඳපාන්ගල වෙහෙරයාය ශ්රී ගංගාරාම රජමහා විහාරය
Kokabe Archaeological Reserve and Megalithic Burial Ground – කොක්එබේ (කොක්ඇබේ) පුරාවිද්යා භූමිය
Bentota Bemvehera Gane Rajamaha Viharaya – බෙන්තොට බෙම්වෙහෙර ගණේ රජමහා විහාරය
