Thuparama Vihara Anuradhapura Sacred City

Thuparama Vihara

Thuparama Vihara, located in Anuradhapura sacred city, is the oldest stupa in Sri Lanka. It was constructed by King Devanampiyatissa in the 3rd century BC.

Mirisawatiya Vihara Anuradhapura Sacred City

Mirisawetiya Vihara

Built by King Dutugemunu in the second century BC, the Mirisawetiya Vihara, lies on the shores of the Tissa Wewa, within the sacred city of Anuradhapura.

Abhayagiri Vihara Anuradhapura Sacred City

Abhayagiri Vihara

The Abhayagiri Vihara is an monastic complex dating back to 2nd century BC. It housed a fraternity of Buddhist monks who maintained strict way of life.

Temple trails of Anuradhapura Jethawanaramaya

Jethawanarama Dagoba

Built in 3rd centurary AD, Jethawanarama Dagoba is a brick built stupa standing 400-feet tall believed to be the tallest of its kind anywhere in the world.

Sri Maha Bodhiya

Sri Maha Bodhiya

Sri Maha Bodhiya is a sapling from the tree under which lord buddha attained enlightenment and is one of the most hallowed sites of pilgrimage in Sri Lanka.

Adam's Peak Mountain

Adam’s Peak

Adam’s Peak is held in great reverence by all faiths. This 7,359 foot mist clad mountain towers above the southwestern highlands like a lone sentinel.

Temple of the sacred tooth relic Kandy

Temple Of The Sacred Tooth Relic

The Temple of the Tooth or Dalada Maligawa houses the tooth relic of Lord Buddha and is one of the most sacred sites of Buddhist pilgrimage. The temple is within Sri Lanka’s last royal palace complex

Samadhi Buddha Statue Rock carvings Anuradhapura Sacred City

Anuradhapura Sacred City

Anuradhapura is the earliest recorded capital city of Sri Lanka, a title which it maintained for close to a thousand years. Now a World Heritage site with immense dagobas & elaborate stone sculptures.