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73	33	12	Madu Church	Madu Church	<ul>Madu church is home to the statue of Our Lady of Madu, located 50 km south-east of Mannar. It was built in 1876. The remote village of Madu has been sacred to Buddhists and Hindus also due to the Pattini Devale shrine. That was built in the period of 114 – 136 AD.											1	B.jpg	2/13/19, 6:41 AM	View Edit Delete
74	33	12	Mannar, Ketheeswaram temple	Mannar, Ketheeswaram temple	<ul>Ketheeswaram temple or Thirukketeeswaram Kovil is located 10 km east of Mannar town. It is one of the five historical Sri Lankan Shiva temples. It is said that this temple was established to protect the island from a natural disaster in the post-classical period.											1	B.jpg	2/13/19, 6:42 AM	View Edit Delete
99	38	12	Kande viharaya, Aluthgama	Kande viharaya, Aluthgama	<ul>Kande Viharaya was built in 1734 at the hilltop of Aluthgama. It is one of the famous Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka, located 6 km north of Bentota.											1	Kande Viharaya B.jpg	2/14/19, 3:42 AM	View Edit Delete
112	39	12	Buddha statue, Galgoda Shailatalaramaya temple, Karandeniya	Buddha statue, Galgoda Shailatalaramaya temple, Karandeniya	<ul>The largest reclining Buddha statue in South Asia is housed at Galgoda Shailatalaramaya Maha Vihara in Karandeniya, 20 km north of Hikkaduwa. The temple is around 90 m above sea level which gives you a fantastic view of the surroundings. </ul>											1	B.jpg	2/14/19, 5:03 AM	View Edit Delete
113	39	12	Seenigama Devalaya	Seenigama Devalaya	<ul>Seenigama Devalaya (shrine)is located on a small island short way from the beach. It is just 2 km north of Hikkaduwa. Seenigama Devalaya is dedicated to the "Devol Deviyo" or God Devol. Fishermen believe that Devol Deviyo protects them and their boats.											1	B.jpg	2/14/19, 5:07 AM	View Edit Delete
130	41	12	Girihadu seya, Vatadage, Tiriyaya	Girihadu seya, Vatadage, Tiriyaya	<ul>Girihadu seya is an ancient Buddhist temple with a stupa. It is said that the stupa was built by 2 seafaring merchants called "Tapassu and Bhalluka" from India enshrining the hair relics of the Lord Buddha given by himself. The 2 names were inscribed in rock inscription at Vihara premises.</br> <br>The original small stupa was enlarged and built Vatadage enclosing it in the 8th century AD. It is located 46 km north of Trincomalee.											1	B.jpg	2/14/19, 6:44 AM	View Edit Delete
131	41	12	Seruwawila temple	Seruwawila temple	<ul>Seruwawila temple, located 42 Km south of Trincomalee is an ancient temple built in the 2nd century BC by King Kavantissa. It has contained the Lalata Dhathuwa (sacred forehead bone) of Lord Buddha. </ul>											1	B.jpg	2/14/19, 6:46 AM	View Edit Delete
147	44	12	Buddha statue, Wewrukannala temple	Buddha statue, Wewrukannala temple	<ul>The largest seated Buddha image in Sri Lanka is situated at Wewrukannala Buduraja Maha Viharaya near Dickwella. It is about 17 km away from Tangalle. The 18th-century image house with sculptures and paintings, demonstration of "Hell", and the gigantic seated Buddha statue are the highlights of this temple. </ul>											1	B.jpg	2/14/19, 10:23 AM	View Edit Delete
169	46	12	Haththikuchchi ruins	Haththikuchchi ruins	<ul>Hattikuchchi viharaya is an ancient Buddhist monastery located in Mahagalkadawala, Galgamuwa, 43 km south of Anuradhapura. The hermit monks who engaged in deep meditation were a characteristic feature of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. They were called "aranyavasikas". Hattikuchchi viharaya was a monastery where such hermit monks were lived. A few archaeological sites such as Ritigala, Arankele and Western monasteries in Anuradhapura have been identified as the places inhabited by those hermit monks in ancient times.											1	B.jpg	2/16/19, 2:17 AM	View Edit Delete
170	46	12	Mihintale	Mihintale	<ul>Mihintale is a rock mountain peak located 16 km east of Anuradhapura. It was considered as the meeting point of the Buddhist delegation headed by Arhat Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa, which marks the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka. King Devanampiyatissa has converted this mountain peak and the surrounding caves into a Buddhist monastery. It was grown as one of the main monasteries in ancient Sri Lanka with the patronage of Sinhalese kings.<br> <br>Today it is one of the most important archaeological sites in Sri Lanka with ancient stupas, hospitals, refectory, ponds, caves, and many more ruins. Climbing Mihintale rock is an interesting activity. At the top of the rock, you will be able to see a magnificent view of the surroundings. </ul>											1	B.jpg	2/16/19, 2:21 AM	View Edit Delete
177	48	12	Muthiyangana temple	Muthiyangana temple	<ul>Sri Lankan Buddhists believed that the Muthiyangana temple was visited by the Lord Buddha on his 3rd visit to Sri Lanka. It is one of the 16 sacred places in the country. </ul>											1	Muthiyangana B.jpg	2/16/19, 2:29 PM	View Edit Delete
196	50	12	Dhowa rock temple	Dhowa rock temple	<ul>Dhowa rock temple is located 7 km southwest of Ella. The unfinished Buddha statue carved on the rock face and cave temple paintings belong to the Kandyan era are interesting things to see in this temple.											1	Dowa B.jpg	2/16/19, 4:43 PM	View Edit Delete
197	43	12	Galgodiyana island, Matara	Galgodiyana island, Matara	<ul>Galgodiyana is an island off Matara lying less than 200 m off the land. It is about 500 m off the popular Polhena beach and 11 km from Mirissa. A ruined stupa built in Thai architecture tradition and a mysterious stone arch are the main attraction of this island.</br> <br>The history of the ruins of this island goes back to 120 years. A prince named "Prisdang" of Siam (now Thailand) had joined the priesthood in Sri Lanka taking up the name Jinawansa thero as a student of Waskaduwe Sri Subuthi thero and moved to the Galagodiyana island for his meditation. Before joining the priesthood, he was educated in England and served as an ambassador for a number of European countries on behalf of the monarch of Siam. He has fallen out with the Siam monarch and reached Sri Lanka in 1896. </br> <br>During his stay, the villagers of Paramulla had provided the meals to Jinawansa thero who had been called "Kumara Hamuduruwa" (Prince thero). The villagers had also built a path across the sea to the island using rocks. Some parts of this path have been washed away now.</br> <br>Jinawansa thero has designed the stupa with entrances from four directions and the other buildings on the island according to the Siamese (Thai) tradition.											1	GALGODIYANA---B.jpg	2/17/19, 2:21 AM	View Edit Delete
225	8	12	Mahaweli Maha Seya, Kotmale	Mahaweli Maha Seya, Kotmale	<ul>Mahaweli Maha Seya the second largest stupa in Sri Lanka is located in the Kotmale area, 42 km from Nuwara Eliya. If you are traveling from Nuwaraeliya the winding roads parallel to the Kotamale Reservoir provides a panoramic view of the surroundings. On your way, you will be able to witness the glimpses of the bright white Stupa in the upland.<br> <br>Mahaweli Maha Seya construction was completed in 2016. It was built as a dedicatory and to compensate for the loss of many temples submerged during the construction of the Dams under the Mahaweli development project. The ruins of those submerged temples of Kadadora Vihara, Thispane Vihara, Othalawa Vihara, Madagoda Vihara, and Morape Devalaya can still be spotted when the water level of Kotmale Reservoir was receded. </ul>											1	MAHAWELI-A.jpg	2/18/19, 10:26 AM	View Edit Delete
351	63	12	Mahiyangana temple	Mahiyangana temple	<ul>Lord Buddha has visited Mahiyanganaya nine months after his Enlightenment on a Duruthu full moon poya day as the first visit to Sri Lanka. He visited the country to settle the dispute between Yakka and Naga tribes who inhabited this area. The Yakka leader of the area named Sumana Saman (later become the god Sumana Saman) and his followers listen to the preaching of the Buddha and become the follower of Buddhism.</br> <br>As per the request of the people Buddha has given a handful of hair from his head to worship. Sumana Saman placed those in a golden casket and built the Mahiyangana stupa by deposited them. The original stupa was reconstructed over it 7 times.</ul>											1	B.jpg	5/5/20, 6:08 AM	View Edit Delete
258	36	12	Oldest Mosque in Sri Lanka, Masjid ul Abraar Jummah Mosque, Beruwala	Oldest Mosque in Sri Lanka, Kechchimalai Mosque	<ul>Masjid ul Abraar Jummah Mosque, Beruwala is regarded as the oldest and the first Mosque in Sri Lanka. It is located 15 km south of Kalutara near the coast in Beruwala where the ancestor of the Sri Lanka Muslims first landed in 920 AD. </ul>											1	B.jpg	11/11/19, 5:34 AM	View Edit Delete
262	25	12	Situlpawwa temple	Situlpawwa temple	<ul>Situlpawwa temple is located inside the Yala National Park, 28 km north of Tissamaharama. This was a cave monastery in the 2nd century BC. According to the chronicles, there had been about 12,000 monks were practicing high ordinance in and around the Situlpawwa cave monastery.<br> The main cave temple walls consist of few parts of the wall paintings belonging to the Anuradhapura era. </ul>											1	B.jpg	11/11/19, 5:00 PM	View Edit Delete
264	25	12	Kirinda temple, Archaeological ruins	Kirinda temple, Archaeological ruins	<ul>Kirinda temple and many archaeological ruins have situated around a 10 km radius of Tissamaharama. Kirinda is an ancient temple located atop a rocky outcrop adjoining the Kirinda beach. The surrounding view of an isolated long stretch of sandy beach and the ocean beyond is amazing at the top of the rock. Kirinda temple is dedicated to Queen Viharamahadevi who lived in the 2nd century BC, the mother of great Sri Lankan King Dutugemunu.<br> <br>There are many archaeological ruins to be explored around Tissamaharama. Sandagiriya stupa &amp; ruins, Ruins of Silapassa Pirivena, Yatala Viharaya, Galkanumandiya Ruins, Ethabendigala &amp; Debarawewa Menik Vehera are a few of them. </ul>											1	KIRINDA---B.jpg	11/12/19, 2:37 AM	View Edit Delete
281	29	12	Dimbulagala	Dimbulagala	<ul>Dimbulagala is a large isolated mountain situated 23 km away from Polonnaruwa. Dimbulagala was recorded several times in the history book as a monastic complex where a number of drip ledge caves with Brahmic inscriptions belongs to the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC were found.<br> <br>There are 5 archaeological sites named Namal Pokuna ruins, Mara Vidiya, Pulligoda cave paintings, Molahetiwelagala, and Kosgaha Ulpatha can be found. Among them Pulligoda cave paintings, a large mural covering the entire rocky wall belongs to 4th century AD is an important place to visit. </ul>											1	Dimbulagala B.jpg	11/23/19, 1:29 AM	View Edit Delete
282	29	12	Somawathiya Chaitya, Somawathiya National Park	Somawathiya Chaitya, Somawathiya National Park	<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. </ul>											1	B.jpg	11/23/19, 1:33 AM	View Edit Delete