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  • 4/5 B.Deepal W. J. 5 years ago on Google
    Another hotel of Palm Garden Village hotel which is situated 9.2km away from the main hotel at Sinharagama, Anuradhapura .Built to concept of an ancient village of Sri Lanka around 1800 A.D. The characteristic houses , live personals and demonstrations are also available. The actors / villagers uses the ancient Sinhalese language also. The swimming pool is also built as water supply and irrigation canal without ceramic tiles. Children pool also available. But before you use the pool you might need to clarify whether the pool charges are also included with your bill or not. Otherwise you will be having problems with additional payment ,which can be a dirty trick of the hotel management.
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  • 5/5 Amila A. 5 years ago on Google
    Concept of the Purana Gama is traditional sinhala village in ancient sri lanka.You have to park your vehicles 500m-700m away and walk to the entrance.They have recreated many significant traditional concepts in a Village and give an explanation about all the places in the Village on the way.All the villagers are wearing the sinhalese attire.Very relaxing environment.They don't use electricity only for necessary stuff.So you don't get to watch television.But they do have A/C. Food was great.Real sinhala taste was there.
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  • 5/5 Hasna N. 4 years ago on Google
    It’s such a beautiful and educational place. Everything is designed to look like an ancient village with mud cabanas. Old furniture. Village food (buffet). It’s Rs.800 per meal including fruits. You can serve as many times as you want. You can also get a bullock cart ride and see peacocks and monkeys. The pool is designed like a canal. So beautiful. The staff was amazing and sweet. After a busy time in the city going to purana gama was like a breath of fresh air. You can pay a visit or book a room. You have to pay Rs.500 to use their pool. The bathrooms are clean. You can also buy clay pots and straw hats.
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  • 5/5 Pandula J. 5 years ago on Google
    We visited 2 weeks ago with kids. It was a different experience. Very friendl staff. You can see all the types of building which were present in an old sinhala village. Look more natural and authentic. You can enjoy a lunch for a reasonable price. Good for group occasions. Accommodation also available.
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  • 5/5 Izvan S. 2 years ago on Google
    The area called “Nuwara Kalaviya” which is in Anuradhapura district got its name as it was nourished by the three lakes: Nuwara Wewa, Kala Wewa & Padaviya where the concept of traditional village doctrine was highly expanded in an early epoch of the 19th century. The lake (Wewa), Pagoda (degeba), Village (gama) and the Buddhist temple (Pansala) were considered as the inheritance of Sinhalese. The villagers honored monks offering them the greatest respect. As the ancient village was originated centering the lake and the paddy field, livelihood of the dwellers was farming. The paddy fields were given a godly respect by the village folk, thus the rituals and prohibitive precepts were highly considered and practiced without fail. They considered it as paying their gratitude to the fields for nourishing and keeping them alive. The inhabitants of “Nuwara Kalaviya” considered even “nature” a godhead and followed several rituals that are called “Kem Pahan” which means a sort of magic like conduct. Offering Gods for different purposes and special events of the paddy fields and their own lives was also a habituation. A prominence was especially given to the Gods like “Ganesh” “Ayyanayake” and Kadawara”. Also the village folk respected the lake itself. For example, as they were strongly mingled with nature, they tended to call the village lake by a name of a tree that they liked most. Later some of the hamlets were also called by the name given to its lake. Accordingly, even today we can find such names originated by the names of trees like “Diulwewa, Kelegama, Palugas Wewa, Lolugaswewa Rathmalgaha Wewa” & “Kumbukgaha Wewa”. The identity of such a primitive and native village, together with its grandeur, Gradually started to change with time as almost all the other sub-cultures in many other regions of the country too, were subjected to changes. These unavoidable changes influenced the ordinary life style of villagers, their rituals, the day to day equipment and tools, clothing and even their dwellings. It is true that no force can touch hold these gradual cultural changes by any means. However, our intention was to up hold our primitive, native and traditional hamlet concept while fostering nature. Our effort to offer this pleasant concept to the future generation flourished as the “Purana Gama”.
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  • 5/5 dilaksha s. 2 years ago on Google
    It's an ancient village looks as fresh as it. So neat. If u want to see the authentic life style once visit here
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  • 5/5 Duleep T. 5 years ago on Google
    Excellent customer care is main part of this place, keeping to traditions of good old days. Highly recommend for visit to experience how a Sri Lankan village operated few centuries ago. And live that simple, humble and contented life. I've updated more than 100 photos of the place. Highly recommend. Many thanks to GM Priyantha and the team for the great experience. Keep up the good work. We'll be revisiting..
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  • 1/5 Krishan K. 9 months ago on Google
    It is no longer operating.. and the pinned location is wrong. Pls search before visit
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  • 5/5 Chulangani R. 5 years ago on Google
    Perfect place coz you may experience how our ancient village really was.Friendly and good service ..Real Sri Lankan food can be gulped😊Worth and specially if you need a good break a great relaxation make sure to visit
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Namina J. 5 years ago on Google
    A Real life experience about ancient culture of Sri Lanka. They have facilities for accommodation too. A bit expensive just to keep the entry for the true enthusiasts.

  • 5/5 Ravindu m. 1 year ago on Google
    Love to see it in action soon 🥲♥️


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