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Pidurangala Vihara (Sinhala: පිදුරංගල විහාරය) is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Pidurangala village of Matale District, Sri Lanka. The temple was constructed on a massive rock called Pidurangala, which is located a few kilometers north of the historical fort Sigiriya .
It is likely that the area around Sigiriya was inhabited since prehistoric times. There is clear evidence that the many rock shelters and caves in the vicinity were occupied by Buddhist monks and ascetics from as early as the 3rd century BC.
Temple of the Tooth Museum (simply known as Sri Dalada Museum) [1] is a museum of the Temple of the Tooth. It is located on the first and the second floors wing of the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The first floor has historical records, lists of the Chief Prelates, lists of Kandyan Kings and the portrait busts, etc.
Martin Wickramasinghe Folk Museum is located in Koggala, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. Named after the writer Martin Wickramasinghe, who had been considered as the father of modern Sinhala literature. The museum complex consists of Wickramasinghe's childhood home and a folk museum. It is also the location of the final resting place of ...
Buduruwagala Archaeological Museum is a regional museum located in Buduruwagala, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1988 and owned by Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka . The museum is used to show archaeological objects found in Buduruwagala area and also exhibits relics belonging to Anuradhapura , Polonnaruwa and Kandy periods.
Mulgirigala Archaeological Museum is a site museum located at Mulkirigala, Sri Lanka. [1] It was maintained by Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka. The museum is used to exhibit archaeological objects found in Mulkirigala and surrounding area. It contains collection of rare stuff such as Palm-leaf manuscripts, tools, old reports and paintings.
The National Museum of Galle (Galle National Museum) is one of the national museums of Sri Lanka. It is located in the oldest remaining Dutch building in the Galle fort , Galle , a single storey colonnaded Dutch building built in 1656 as the commissariat store for the Dutch garrison at the fort. [ 1 ]
The temple shows evidence of various reconstructions and expansions. The name of the temple is mentioned as Parasurameswara Temple in the inscriptions. These inscriptions do not refer to the original builders of the temple. But they register the gifts made to the temple like land, money and cows for the conduct of daily worship in the temple.