Nissanka Latha Mandapaya - Polonnaruwa | නිස්සංක ලතා මණ්ඩපය - පොලොන්නරුව
Nissanka Latha Mandapaya (Sinhala: නිස්සංක ලතා මණ්ඩපය) is a unique structure in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka. Built by King Nissanka Malla (1187-1196) and named after him, it is located near the western entrance of the Dalada Maluva, the area that contains the oldest and most sacred monuments in the city. A nearby stone inscription identifies this as the building used by Nissanka Malla to listen to pirith (chanting of Buddhist scriptures).
The structure is an elevated stone platform with a number of stone columns and surrounded by a low stone wall. These stone columns are the unique feature about the Nissanka Latha Manadapaya, since they are carved in a manner that is found nowhere else in the country. The eight granite columns are arranged in two rows, with four in each row. Presumably used to support a roof, each of them is approximately 8 feet 4 inches (2.54 m) in height. In each of these columns, the crown is carved in the shape of a blossoming lotus bud. The rest of the column is elaborately carved to resemble the stem of the flower. Unlike stone columns commonly seen in the architecture of this period, these are not straight, but are curved in three places. According to archaeologist Senarath Paranavithana, the stone columns at the Nissanka Latha Mandapaya are the best examples of this feature of ancient Sri Lankan architecture.
At the center of the platform, flanked by the stone columns, is a small stupa. This is also made from stone, but the top part of it has been destroyed. Its base is decorated with a carved design. The platform is surrounded by a stone railing, and the structure is entered through a single stone doorway. In contrast to the elaborately carved stone pillars, these have an undercoated and plain finish
NISSANKA LATHA MANDAPAYA, POLONNARUWA, SRI LANKA
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නිශ්ශංක ලතා මණ්ඩපය | Nishshanka Latha Mandapaya
නිශ්ශංක ලතා මණ්ඩපය | Nishshanka Latha Mandapaya
Narrated by Sankalpa De Mel
Music by Udara Fernando
Edited by S Madanlal at Faith & Hope Studios
A TRtv Presentation.
Watadage - Polonnaruwa | වටදාගෙය - පොලොන්නරුව
Watadage - Polonnaruwa | වටදාගෙය - පොලොන්නරුව
Sathmahal Prasadaya Polonnaruwa | සත්මහල් ප්රාසාදය - පොලොන්නරුව
This unique type of brick structure is located in Polonnaruwa Dalada Maluwa. According to some archaeologist, this seven story building is a special type of Dageba (Pagoda).
සත් මහල් ප්රාසාදය මහල් හතකින් යුතු ගොඩනැල්ලකි. මෙම ගොඩනැගිල්ල කුමක් අරඹයා කරන ලද්දක්දැයි ඉතිහාසඥයන් විසින් නිර්ණය කර නැතැයි කඩුල්ල තොරතුරු සොයා යන විට ලැබුන පිළිතුරක් විය. එක් සටහනක මෙම ඉදිකිරීමට සමාන උතුරු සියාම් ලමියුන්ගු වාත්කුකුන් විහාරයේ සන් මහ යොන් නම් මීට සමාන ගොඩනැගිල්ලක් ඇති බව මහාචාර්ය පරණවිතානයන් පවසා ඇති බව සදහන් විය.සත් මහල් ප්රාසාදය චෛත්‍යයක් ලෙස කරන ලද ඉදිකිරීමක් යයි මතයක්ද ප්‍රචලිතය.
හතරැස් පිරමීඩාකාර මෙම ඉදිකිරීම අඩි 53 ක් උසය. මින් ඉහලම මහල විනාශවී ගොසිනි. මහල් හතේම මැද ආරුක්කු හැඩයේ කවාට තුල දේවරූප වැනි ප්‍රතිමා නෙලා තිබී ඇත |
Unidentified body found near Nissanka Latha Mandapaya
The body of an unidentified person has been discovered near the Nissanka Latha Mandapaya in Polonnaruwa.
පොළොන්නරුව, නිශ්ශංක ලතා මණ්ඩපය ආසන්නයේ තිබී නාඳුනන පිරිමි පුද්ගල මළ සිරුරක් සොයාගෙන තිබේ.
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PART-1 | Lets go to Polonnaruwa
Hey guys, part 1 video is finally here! ???? Its all about how we reached Polonnaruwa and where did we stayed and where did we went. I was in Polonnaruwa Mahanuga hotel only for 1 night. Once a Year, My Second elder brother will come home for vacation ???? , thats the time we'll normally plan for an outing, this time We went to Polonnaruwa first! It took 6 hours to reach polonnaruwa from colombo.
We spent our night at mahanuge hotel ( I think this is one of my favorite hotel now, staffs are incredibly friendly, helpful, and the morning view --WOW! I really fell in love with non-city area. Hopefull will definitely be back!
We went polonnaruwa because my mom really wanted to visit the OLD SHIVAN KOYIL( you can watch that in the video) located at the very ancient city of Polonnaruwa, This is the oldest building in Polonnaruwa as it dates back to the brief South Indian Chola dynasty period (around 1070) when the Indian invaders established the city.
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Ancient Kingdom Polonnaruwa - Sri Lanka - Vlog #01 #thebackpackguy
In this December we traveled to Polonnaruwa to see the pride of ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka.
I wanted to document my memories so that i can always remember these moments. Also share with it those who like to see this beautiful ancient monuments.
Polonnaruwa is the second most ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka. King Vijayabahu l selected this city as the capital of Sri Lanka in 1070.
The Ancient City of Polonnaruwa has been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO
Locations:
1. Gal Vihara - A Rock temple
2. Parakrama Samudra - Large reservoir with Sunset Views
3. Hetadage - Used to keep the Relic of the tooth of the Lord Buddha
4. Rankoth Vehera - Stupa
5. Nissanka Latha Mandapaya
6. Gal Potha - A Large stone inscription
7. Kumara Pokuna - Ancient bath
8. Kiri Vehera - Stupa
9. Vatadage - The Stupa House
10. The Palace of King Parakramabahu
11. The Council Chamber of King Parakramabahu
12. Palace of king Nissankamalla.
13. The council chamber of King Nissankamalla
14. Palace of King Vijayabahu
15. Thiwanka Pilimage.
16. Lotus pond
17. Lankathilaka Pilimage
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සුර්යෝදය 1 featuring Polonnaruwa (HD)
This one minute video is an initiative by the Central Cultural Fund (CCF) and the Ministry of Culture and Arts to showcase some of Sri Lanka's most remarkable sites that belong to the ancient world.
CCF Television features the Vatadage in Polonnaruwa. This structure has a brick built dagaba inside which once entombed the relics of Buddha.
Nissnkalatha Mandapaya - Polonnaruwa(නිශ්ශංකලතා මන්ඩපය - පොළොන්නරුව)
Nissnkalatha Mandapaya - Polonnaruwa(නිශ්ශංකලතා මන්ඩපය - පොළොන්නරුව)
Uposathagarya - Polonnaruwa | උපෝසථඝරය - පොලොන්නරුව
Nissankalatha Mandapaya - Unique structure in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa
Nissanka Latha Mandapaya is a square building with fine rock cut railing g going all around lying the Dalada Maluwa area of the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa. This building has been built by king Nissanka Malla (1187-1196).
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Polonnaruwa පොළොන්නරුව Sri Lanka
Город Полоннарува — средневековая столица Шри-Ланки. Расположен в 214 км к северо-востоку от Коломбо. Наибольший интерес представляет Каменный Храм, самый знаменитый храм на Шри-Ланке. Четыре статуи Будды в различных позах высечены в гранитной скале и датируются XII веком. Несмотря на колоссальные размеры, скульптуры очень реалистичны. Большой интерес представляет третья статуя, изображающая Будду в необычной позе со скрещенными руками на груди. Эта поза широко распространена в Индии. Считают, что целью скульптора древности явилось желание умалить божественную натуру Будды, подчеркнув его человечность.
Gal Potha (Stone Book) - Polonnaruwa | ගල් පොත - පොලොන්නරුව
පොලොන්නරුවේ හැටදාගෙයි පිටත බැම්ම හා සත්මහල් ප්රාසාදය ආසන්නව පිහිටා ඇති සෙල්ලිපියකී, ගල් පොත. මෙය දිග අඩි 26.10ක් වන අතර පලල අඩි 4.7කී. පේලි 72 ක අක්ෂර 4300 ක් පමණ ඇතැයි පැවසේ. මෙම ගල්පොත සෙල් ලිපිය නිශ්ශංනමල්ල රජු විසින් කරවන ලද්දකී.
This is one of the famous works of King Nissanka Malla (1187-1196) which describes himself, his rule and the eligibility for being a king of Sri Lanka. This massive slab which is 26'10 feet (8.2 metres) long and 4'7 feet (1.4 metres) in breath has been brought form Mahiyangana area by the worriers of King Nissanka Malla (1187-1196). The text is written in 3 columns and contain over 4300 characters in 72 lines.There are sighs that liquidified metal has been pored on to the carved characters to bring out the letters much clearer
Polonnaruwa Resthouse, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Built in the 1870's as a circuit Bungalow for British Government Agents (GA), with the first British GA occupant being with Mr. W. Harington, the Polonnaruwa Rest House was carefully refurbished in the style of the early 1950's, whilst retaining its colonial charm, after been taken over by the then Ceylon Tourist Bureau in 1954 and thereafter by Ceylon Hotels Corporation (CHC) in 1968..
Polonnaruwa Resthouse Accommodation
Seamlessly blending the power of nature, the Polonnaruwa Rest House offers a breath-taking and panoramic view of Sri Lanka's largest man made lake 'Parakrama Samudraya' from many of its simple, yet tastefully designed 09 rooms and very own 'Queen's Suite'- built in 1954 to mark the visit of Queen Elizabeth to Sri Lanka. All rooms and suites are fully air-conditioned and furnished with TV and mini-bar.
Polonnaruwa Resthouse Facilities
The spacious restaurant provides both indoor and alfresco dining and can accommodate as many as 150 persons. A team of talented chefs concoct a mount-watering selection of Western, Eastern and Sri Lankan dishes and a preparation of 'home' favorites, which are popular amongst the locals and tourists who visit!
Polonnaruwa Resthouse Excursions
Adjoining the Rest House is the museum and within walking distance is the Nissanka Latha Mandapaya (Nissanka Council Chamber) with the ruins of King Nissanakamalla's palace- this presents guests with the an opportunity to educate themselves on the history and culture that Sri Lanka is so famous for. The cycle safaris to the Polonnaruwa ancient ruins, organised by the Rest House on a regular basis, also prove to be quite an attraction. The Rest House has also becomes an ideal location for boating and fishing or a break in journey before driving on to Kandy. A drive to the east will take you to the hot & cold springs of Maduru Oya, and to the west side of the Minneriya Tank. Wild life enthusiasts can make a visit to the Wasgamuwa National Park, south of the Rest House.