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Sandagirigala is a large rock outcrop lying in Beralihela area in Tisssamaharama. Access to this picturesque rock is through Amarananda Bauddha Madyasthanaya better known as Padikepuhela Viharaya or Belimal Viharaya. To reach the temple you need to travel over the Lunugamvehera Reservoir dam from Lunugamvehera towards Kataragama. The temple lies 2.6km away from the dam. The climb to the Sandagirigala is through a the beautiful jungle path passing the temple. Although you need to climb the rock, the view from the top is well worth the climb.
Sandagirigala Aranya is built on an ancient monastic complex of the Magama kingdom. There are about twenty-five caves on the slopes of this hillock. Some of these caves have signs of ancient human habitation. The most prominent feature, which reflects the ancient human association of these caves are the drip-ledges carved on the cave roofs. According to Paranavitana, the practice of carving the drip-ledges on the cave roofs of the natural cave shelters was a common architectural activity of the period between 300 BCE to 50 CE .
References
- Somadeva, R., 2006. URBAN ORIGINS IN SOUTHERN SRI LANKA. Doctoral Thesis in Archaeology. Uppsala University.
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