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 This stupa has been identified as Mani Chethiya and Yattalaya in various historical documents.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.
Monaragala Rajamaha Viharaya – මොණරාගල රජමහා විහාරය (මයුරගිරි ලෙන් විහාරය)
Tampita Grain Storage Unit at Pallepola Sri Weluwanaramaya – පල්ලේපොල ශ්රී වේළුවනාරාමය ටැම්පිට ධාන්ය අටුව
Kandegedara Purana Tampita Viharaya – කන්දෙගෙදර පුරාණ ටැම්පිට රජමහා විහාරය
Sand Dunes of Kavutharimunai in Pooneryn Peninsula – පූනරීන් කවුතරිමුනෙයි වැලිපර
Ruins of the Kavutharimunai Shiva Kovil in Pooneryn – පූනරීන් කවුතරිමුනෙයි ශිව කෝවිල නටබුන්
Ruins of the Manniththalai Shiva Kovil in Pooneryn – පූනරීන් මන්නිත්තලායි ශිව කෝවිල නටබුන්
Kalmunei Old Survey Tower in Pooneryn – පූනරීන් කල්මුනේ පුරාණ මිනුම් කුලුණ
Santhaiyaar Madam (Ambalama) in Manipay, Jaffna – යාපනය මනිපේ සාන්තයියාර් මඩම (අම්බලම)
Ruins of the Chankanai Dutch Church in Jaffna – යාපනය චන්කනායි ඕලන්ද පල්ලිය නටබුන්
Yamuna Eri Ancient Pond at Nallur in Jaffna – යාපනය නල්ලුර් යමුණා ඒරි පුරාණ පොකුණ
Nallur St James’ Church – යාපනය නල්ලුර් ශාන්ත ජේම්ස් පල්ලිය
Ruins of the Dutch Church at Kayts St. Anthony’s Church in Jaffna – යාපනය කයිට්ස් ශාන්ත ඇන්තෝනි පුරාණ ඕලන්ද පල්ලිය ගොඩනැගිල්ල
Ruins of the Ancient Pond at Nelliady Muthukumara Swamy Kovil in Jaffna – යාපනය නෙල්ලිඅඩි මුතුකුමාර ස්වාමි කෝවිල ආශ්රිත පුරාණ පොකුණ හා නටබුන්
Keerimale (Keerimalai) Limestone Caves in Jaffna – යාපනය පෙරිය මන්ඩපම් හුනුගල් ගුහා සංකීර්ණය
Periya Mandapam Limestone Caves in Jaffna – යාපනය පෙරිය මන්ඩපම් හුනුගල් ගුහා සංකීර්ණය
