Be the first to rate
Loading...
Kurudana Gangathilake Rajamaha Viharaya is a fairly recently built small temple in Kuda Oya between Wellawaya and Thanamalwila. The ruins of the original ancient temple lie across the Kirindi Oya flowing behind this new temple.
Crossing the river over a hanging bridge, you will come across ruins of a stupa resembling a mound of earth near the riverbed. The stupa is about 40 feet in circumference, and the remains are about 8 feet in height. A few stone pillars around this mound mark the Weli Maluwa (Sand Terrace) of the stupa.
A few flower altars built around the stupa are also among the ruins. The remains of a building, which can be a dwelling house, are clearly visible. A flat stone slab placed on four stone pillars is found near the building; it is not clear if this is a flower altar or a pedestal for a Buddha statue.
There are several short stone pillars, possibly of a Tampita Viharaya, as no bricks can be found there. Only three stone statue pedestals are found at this image house.
A circular stone pillar is found in the middle of the ancient Dagaba. It is known as ‘Yupagala’ and is part of the stupa design found in the early Anuradhapura period.
photo : curtsey of Dr. Ashan Geeganage
Also See
Map of Kurudana Gangathilake Rajamaha Viharaya
The map above also shows other places of interest within a approximately 20 km radius of the current site. Click on any of the markers and the info box to take you to information of these sites
Zoom out the map to see more surrounding locations using the mouse scroll wheel or map controls.
Travel Directions to Kurudana Gangathilake Rajamaha Viharaya
| Route from Wellawaya to Kurudana Gangathilake Rajamaha Viharaya |
| Through : Thanamalwila Road Distance : 24 km Travel time :20 minutes Driving directions : see on google map |
0-09 m (89) 10-19 m (77) 20-29 m (47) 30-39 m (50) 40-49 m (25) 50-99 m (50) Ambalama (176) Ancient Anicuts (35) Articles (0) Asanaghara (8) Ashtapala Bodhi (5) Attraction Articles (3) Attractions (266) Beaches (10) Biosphere Reserves (3) Botanical Gardens (5) Bridges (35) Cave Art (13) Caving (7) Churches (30) Cities (9) Destinations (18) Dethis Pala Bodhi (27) Devalaya (51) Events (3) Flora and Fauna (82) Forts (52) Heritage (1918) Heritage Articles (27) Historic Events (7) History (7) Hot Springs (9) Hydro Heritage (104) Irrigation Articles (4) Islands (15) Kings of Sri Lanka (188) Kovils (29) Kuludage (11) Lighthouses (29) Memorials (57) Mile Posts (6) Misc (1) Mosques (4) Museums (15) National Parks (24) over 100 m (20) Pabbatha Vihara (13) Padhanagara (27) Personalities (211) Pillar/Slab Inscriptions (48) Popular Tourist Attractions (231) Pre Historic Burial Sites (22) Prehistory (42) Prehistory Articles (2) RAMSAR sites (6) Ravana (16) Reservoirs (72) Rock Inscriptions (36) Ruins in Wilpattu (11) Ruins in Yala (25) Santuaries (7) Sluice Gates (17) Stone Bridges (18) Strict Nature Reserves (3) Sumaithangi (3) Survey Towers (18) Tampita Vihara (242) Travel (5) View Points (24) Walawwa (13) War Memorials (26) Waterfalls (380) Wildlife Articles (28) Yathuru Pokuna (4)
Abhayagiri Monastery (20) Ampara District (196) Anuradhapura District (240) Badulla District (123) Batticaloa District (86) Colombo District (123) Galle District (76) Gampaha District (63) Hambantota District (124) Jaffna District (77) Kalutara District (53) Kandy District (217) Kegalle District (165) Kilinochchi District (13) Kingdom of Anuradhapura (88) Kingdom of Kandy (19) Kingdom of Kotte (9) Kingdom of Polonnaruwa (58) Kurunegala District (183) Maha Vihara (18) Mannar District (47) Mannar Island (10) Matale District (94) Matara District (53) Mihintale (22) Monaragala District (113) Mullaitivu District (39) Negombo (5) Nuwara Eliya District (126) Polonnaruwa District (138) Puttalam District (43) Ratnapura District (177) Trincomalee District (80) Vavuniya District (34) waterfalls in Sinharaja (3) z Delft 1 (5) z Jaffna 1 (20) z Jaffna 2 (26) z Jaffna 3 (14)