Batticaloa Museum

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Batticaloa Museum is a small museum, which is located in inside of Batticaloa Fort, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1999.[1] The museum has rare items such as palm-leaf manuscripts, British era government items, tools and utensils.[2]

Gallery

  • Palm-leaf manuscript of the Mattakallappu Manmiyam book
    Palm-leaf manuscript of the Mattakallappu Manmiyam book
  • A palm-leaf manuscript
    A palm-leaf manuscript
  • Palm-leaf manuscripts
    Palm-leaf manuscripts

References

  1. ^ "Heritage – Batticaloa Museum". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  2. ^ "மட்டக்களப்பு அரும் பொருட் காட்சியகம்". Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  • The information in this article is based on that in its Tamil equivalent.

External links

  • Media related to Batticaloa Museum at Wikimedia Commons
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