| Location | POLONNARUWA |
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| Title | Somawathiya Chaitya, Somawathiya National Park |
| Name | Somawathiya Chaitya, Somawathiya National Park |
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| Created | 11/23/19, 1:33 AM |
<ul>Somawathiya is famous for the Somawathiya Chaitya and Somawathiya national park. Somawathiya Chaitya is located within the Somawathiya national park on the left bank of Mahaweli River, 39 km from Polonnaruwa.<br>
<br>It is believed that Somawathiya chaitya was built by King Kavantissa in the 2nd century BC and named after his sister Princess Somawathi.
During the reconstruction of Somawathiya Chaitya in recent years keep a small strip of the original stupa that first done by princes Somawathi and secondly by king Kanittathissa in 164 AD without plastering. Chaitya is considered as a place that eminates Buddha rays.<br>
<br>The area around the junction where Mahaweli River is forked into two branches belongs to Somawathiya national park. The park contains around 20 “Villus” of water-filled basins around among the grassy plains.
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