Sin: දඹා dambāna
‘Forest Clearing’ -Village, UP, Sri Lanka
From Sin: dambu, ‘a field or chena cleared by burning forest or grassland for cultivation’; and ana, ‘place, grove, forest’.
Dambana is now famous as a refuge for Vedda tribal people with its own Museum and Visitors’ Centre.
For related place names see Sri Lanka Place names.
Sudha Bandiya (Vedda) and family (Dambana)