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Inland east — dry-zone wildlife and pilgrimage sites.

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The lagoon at Batticaloa on Sri Lanka's east coast

Batticaloa

Batticaloa Fort's walls and bastions seen across the lagoon

Batticaloa Fort

The Batticaloa Gate memorial arch on the lagoon shore, with the statue of William Ault beside it

Batticaloa Gate

Batticaloa Lighthouse overlooking the lagoon

Batticaloa Lighthouse

The white stupa of Buddhangala monastery rising above its rock face near Ampara

Buddhangala Rajamaha Viharaya

The brick mound of the Deegavapi stupa under restoration near Ampara

Deegavapi Rajamaha Viharaya

Elephants at the edge of the Senanayake reservoir in Gal Oya National Park

Gal Oya National Park

HMS Hermes Wreck

Kallady Beach, the ocean beach on the peninsula east of Batticaloa

Kallady Beach

The 2013 Kallady Bridge over Batticaloa Lagoon

Kallady Bridge

The arched facade of the Kattankudy Heritage Museum

Kattankudy Heritage Museum

Kattankudy

Kayankerni Marine Sanctuary

The gopuram of Kokkadicholai Thaanthonreeswarar Temple near Batticaloa

Kokkadicholai Thaanthonreeswarar Temple

The tiled enclosure and round wells of the Maha Oya hot springs

Maha Oya Hot Springs

Maha Oya

Mamangam Pillaiyar Kovil

Mandur Kandaswamy Kovil

Nuwaragala

Pollebedda

The white concrete tower of Oluvil Lighthouse against the sky

Oluvil Lighthouse

Oluvil

Ruins of the ancient Ovagiriya Buddhist monastery near Ampara

Ovagiriya

Pasikuda Beach with soft sand and shallow waters

Pasikuda Beach

Peace Pagoda in Ampara, a large white stupa near the coast

Peace Pagoda, Ampara

Stone pillars of a ruined building in the forest at Rajagala, Ampara

Rajagala Archaeological Site

The open water of Senanayake Samudraya reservoir at Inginiyagala

Senanayake Samudraya

Inginiyagala

Thoppigala rock rising above the plain and boulders northwest of Batticaloa

Thoppigala

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