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Hidden in Pahala Ambatale, the Indragupta Tampita Viharaya features a Kandyan image house resting on sixteen stone and twelve brick pillars. Topped with Sinhala ulu tiles, it houses Buddha statues, murals, and historic 10th-century inscribed pillar fragments.
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The Siyambalapitiya Ambalama features plastered masonry pillars, an open-ventilated design, and a tile-clad pyramidal hipped roof. It includes multi-tiered interior benches illustrating historical caste distinctions, alongside a vaulted front alcove designed for a Pinthaliya drinking water pot.
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The Thalgamuwa Ambalama is constructed from dressed granite blocks with lower half-walls featuring broad tops wide enough for seating. Square stone pillars support an open-sided upper section for ventilation, all beneath a traditional tile-clad, four-sided hipped roof.
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Built in 1921, the Pusella Ambalama is a dressed-stone wayside rest house featuring interior seating ledges and open ventilation. Four central stone pillars on a raised platform support its timber roof, joined by a traditional Keni Madala.
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The Gasnawa Ambalama is a large rectangular kabook-and-mortar resting house. Supported by eight pillars, its low perimeter walls feature built-in seating at varying heights to reflect historical caste hierarchies, topped with a timber roof for an open, ventilated shelter.
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