TEMPLE OF TOOTH (DALADA MALIGAWA)
The Temple of Tooth houses the most important part of Buddha relics, the sacred tooth of the Lord of Buddha. The tooth was said to be taken from the…
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KELANIYA RAJAMAHA VIHARE
This dagoba is unusual. It is not round like those found in most parts of the island, but shaped like a heap of paddy. The history of the temple…
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MAHIYANGANA RAJA MAHA VIHARAYA
This Cetiya (stupa) was built during the lifetime of Lord Buddha enshrining the lock of hair given by Him to God Saman an the occasion of His first visit…
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RUWANVELISAYA
Commonly referred to as the Maha Stup.A, wbrk on it was commenced by King Dutugemunu and completed by King Sadda Tissa (137-119B.C.) For the relic enshrinement ceremony Arahants came…
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MIHINTALA RAJA MAHA VIHARA
Situated 8 Miles from Anuradhapura , medications Mihintale is the cradle of Buddhism in Sri Lanka . It was here that in the 3rd Century BC….
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ALUVIHARA
This rock monastery en route to Dambulla is supposedly the place where Buddha’s teachings were first recorded on the old Pali leaf-manuscripts. But most people are attracted to the…
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ADAM’S PEAK
Many thousands devotees make the arduous climb up the peak during the season that spans December to May to worship the imprint of Lord Buddha’s foot, which he reportedly…
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ST. ANTHONY’S CHURCH – Kochchikade
St. Anthony’s Kochchikade is one of the best-known Churches in the Archdiocese of Colombi, both to Christians and non-Christians. Declared as a national shrine within the Archdiocese it is…
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ST. ANNE’S SHRINE, TALAWILA
St. Anne’s Talawila, is one of the most ancient Christian Shrines of Sri Lana. Its origin is convered in the midst of tradition. There are two accounts of it,…
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KATHIRKAMAM MOSQUE (Kataragama)
KATHIRKAMAM MOSQUE is amply testified by the thousands of Muslim pilgrims who go there annually even from distant places far beyond the shores of blessed Serendib. A simple yet…
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TIRUKONESWARAM KOVIL – Trincomalee
One of the oldest kovils in this country, Koneswaram temple, as it is popularly called, was rebuilt , on Swami Rock, on the site of the earlier one, which…
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SEETHA AMMAN KOVIL
7 km on the Nuwara Eliya – Bandarawela Road , this bordering the Hakkgala District Nature Reserve, visit this is the area…
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