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Surrounded by hills, the Aluvihara cave temple is situated 30 km north of Kandy on the Matale-Dambulla road. The history of Aluvihare Rock Temple is traced back to the 3rd Century B.C to the reign of King Devanampiyatissa. It is believed that the king built the dagoba, planted the Bo sapling and founded the temple after the introduction of ...
Matale: 22 October 2010: Image house and dwelling house [18] Pallegama Raja Maha Vihara: Pallegama: Laggala-Pallegama: 13 November 1998: Image house with paintings and sculptures [11] Pandiwita Ambalama: Pandiwita: Matale: 24 July 2009 [14] Paramaguru Swamy Madam and Pillayar Temple: Mandhandawela: E 350A Mandhandawela: Matale: 13 February 2009 ...
The current temple was built in 1874, funded by the Nattukkottai Chettiar. [6] This temple is used by both Hindus and Buddhists. The temple was originally a small statue under a tree prayed to by the Hindu people but has been developed by the people in Matale. [7] The first Kumbhabhishekham of the temple was held in 1960.
Nalanda Gedige is designed on the lines of a Hindu temple with a mandapa, an entrance hall (originally roofed), a short passage to a bare cello, and an ambulatory round the holy centre. A limited number of the original Hindu deity statuettes exist within the temple, however, a statue of the God Kubera appears on the south side of the tympanum ...
Keppetipola was born in Galboda to Golahala Nilame a courtier in the court of King Rajadi Rajasinghe and King Sri Wikrama Rajasinghe, who served as the Diyawadana Nilame to the king and Disawe Of Tamankaduwa.
Pidurangala Vihara (Sinhala: පිදුරංගල විහාරය) is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Pidurangala village of Matale District, Sri Lanka. The temple was constructed on a massive rock called Pidurangala, which is located a few kilometers north of the historical fort Sigiriya .
Aluvihare (Sinhala: අලුවිහාරය Tamil: அலுவிஹார்) is a suburb of Matale, in Central Province of Sri Lanka. [1] It lies 3.5 km (2.2 mi) north of Matale and 150 km (93 mi) north-east of the capital Colombo. The suburb is situated on the Kandy-Jaffna highway (A9).
It is located within Matale District in Central Province. Nalanda Gedige, a stone temple which is considered the geographical centre of Sri Lanka is located in Nalanda Village. [1] Nalanda is a Grama Niladhari Division in Naula Divisional Secretariat. [2] Population of the village is 945 in 2019. [3]