Gomanrankadawala Surulumahamuniyawa Rajamaha Viharaya (ගෝමරන්කඩවල සුරුළුමුනියාව රජමහා විහාරය)

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Traveling on the Gomarankadawala – Thiriyaya road for 6.5 km will bring you the ancient Surulumahamuniyawa Rajamaha Viharaya. This is one of the many small archaeological sites within ancient temples off the beaten path in the Anuradhapura district.

This has been one of the most  popular temples  in the 18th century which appears even in the Nampotha, a standard text book for then schools which lists the most popular temples in the country. Some of the ruins of this temple complex has been conserved by the Department of Archaeology, including Bodhi garaya, stupa, image house and another building.

In 2022, department of Archaeology discovered a pillar inscription and a rock inscription written in Medieval Sinhalese script and these were approximately dated to 9th -10th centuries CE. (Urugodawatte, 2022).

References

  1. Urugodawatte, B. (2022) ‘Recovering Newly Identified Inscriptions in the Trincomalee District’, Archeo Sri Lanka – Newsletter of the Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka, 2(1), p. 4.

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Travel Directions to Surulumahamuniyawa Rajamaha Viharaya

Trincomalee to Surulumahamuniyawa Rajamaha Viharaya
Though : Gomarankadawala
Distance : 46 km
Travel time : 1 hour
Time to Spend : about 30  minutes
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