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Aligambai is one of the villages situated in the Alayadivembu Divisional Secretariat Division in the Ampara district. The people living in Aligambai belong to a special indigenous group of gypsies who used to have their own ways and lifestyles and speak a different language from the rest of the larger community. As the time passed by, however, this particular community has been transformed from more or less a tribal group pattern to civilized common people of today who speak both their native language and the Tamil language.
These Buddhist archaeological ruins lie on a number of rocky outcrops amidst vast paddy fields of Aligambai. These ruins are spread over a vast area covering several rock surfaces all lying in a cluster. Remains of at least 2 stupas are seen on 2 rocks now almost completely destroyed.
There are several large kema’s (stone ponds) on some of the rocks, which would have supplied water to the meditating bikkhus in this monastery.
Any other ruins of this ancient Buddhist monastery, which would have existed in the surrounding area below the rock, have long disappeared among the paddy fields. Many stone pillars and pillar bases scattered around these ruins indicate that this would have been a complete monastery with a number of buildings during its glory days.
There is ruins of another stupa atop a rock 1.7 km southeast of these ruins, which also could be a sister monastery of this larger site.
At the rate the Buddhist monuments and Buddhist archaeological evidence are being wiped out in the North and Eastern regions, remains of this site too may one day disappear over a single night without a trace if these important sites are not preserved for the future generations.
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| Through : Akkaraipattu Distance : 44 km Travel time : 1 hour Time to spend : 30 mins Driving directions : see on google maps |
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