▁in ▁south ▁Sri ▁L anka . ▁ ▁The ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁Pel mad ulla ▁Div is ional ▁Secret ariat ▁are : ▁ ▁History ▁P . E . P ▁Der ani y ag ala ▁discovered ▁remains ▁of ▁hom o ▁s api ens ▁bal ang od ensis ▁( Bal ang oda ▁Man ) ▁in ▁Bul ath w atta , ▁providing ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁the ▁present - day ▁Pel mad ulla ▁secret ariat ▁has ▁been ▁inhab ited ▁since ▁pre histor ic ▁times . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁h uts ▁were ▁also ▁un ear th ed , ▁originally ▁built ▁to ▁provide ▁shelter ▁for ▁ancient ▁car ters . ▁This ▁gave ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁name ▁' P elm ad ulla ' ▁for ▁the ▁area , ▁meaning ▁cluster ▁of ▁h uts ▁in ▁Sin hal ese . ▁ ▁The ▁temple ▁on ▁the ▁Den aw aka ▁and ▁Ke hel b add ala ▁river ▁bas in ▁was ▁called ▁D ron aw ak ka ▁V ih ar aya ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁King ▁V ij ay ab ahu ▁I . ▁The ▁N amp oth a ▁( a ▁book ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁K andy ▁period ▁about ▁important ▁Buddh ist ▁cent ers ) ▁mentions ▁this ▁temple ▁in ▁its ▁ 2 0 3 rd ▁entry ▁as ▁Den aw aka ▁V ih ar aya , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Ar am un ap ola ▁V ih ar aya . ▁This ▁latest ▁ren aming ▁is ▁cred ited ▁to ▁mon ks ▁who ▁arrived ▁from ▁Ar am man adesh ▁in ▁My an mar . ▁The ▁Pel mad ulla ▁divis ional ▁secret