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The historic temple at Thalagama (Thalagama Raja Maha viharaya) is located at a distance about a kilometer from Warakapola town, or less than 1 km from Ambepussa Railway station. This cave temple is built by King Walagamba on a beautiful mountain top. The cell stones scripts, steps made of rocks, dagaba are festinating     The temple is consisted with three levels.   The sangawasaya,...

Sri Lanka - My motherland is blessed with natural beauty.Not easy to describe how beautiful the country is.But it is lush with greenary & rivers around the country.

Ruwanweli Seya built in the 2nd century B.C. by King Dutugamunu in Sri Lanka. This dagaba or Stupa is a dome or relic chamber which is build over sacred relics of the Buddha   Check latest post about Ruwanwelisaya in Anuradhapura.                                            

The Hatadage is in Polonnaruwa,is built for the same purpose, to protect the sacred Tooth Relic.There are three Buddha images at the back end of the temple .

Water Lily or 'Olu' as we call it in Sinhalese is a native flower of Sri Lanka. Olu Start blooming at 10 p.m. and close at 11 am .

The Temple of Tooth Relic -Sri Lanka (Sri Dalada Maligawa) The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Dalada Maligawa) is situated in Kandy,Sri Lanka. The Sacred tooth relic of the Lord Budda is the most venerated object of worshiping for Buddhists.  Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever...

Samadhi Pilimaya is located at mahamewna  Uyana,Anuradhapura ,Sri Lanka This Limestone statue of Lord Buddha  is shown Lord Buddha in the serene state of Samadhi.Kindness of Lord Buddha flows through the half closed eyes. some think the expression change as the sun's light moves across it. It is roofed to protect form the weather

After Arahat Mahinda introduced Buddhism during the reign of King Devanampiya Tissa (307-267 BC), in the Sri Lanka’s ancient sacred capital, Anuradhapura, the king built the Maha Vihara, a temple and residence for the monks, after dedicating the Nandana and Mahamega royal pleasure gardens to the Maha Sangha. The earliest monument found in Sri Lanka is the ‘Stupa,’ which is...