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Access road with flight of steps and rocks with letters and other archeological signs found by both side of the road within the land called Ganeudawaththa adjoining the Warakagoda Ganeuda Purana Raja Maha Vihara [10] Ganewatta Purana Vihara: Waskadubedda, Deldoova: Kalutara: 24 April 1986 [11] Gangatilake Devalaya: Kalutara, North: No. 717 ...
The Kalutara Chaitya is a Stupa (buddhist shrine) located immediately south of the Kalutara Bridge in the Kalutara District of Sri Lanka. It is one of only a few hollow Buddhist stupas in the world and its interior contains 74 murals , each depicting a different aspect of the Buddha 's life. [ 1 ]
Kalutara or Gangatilaka Vihara was built in the 1960s to the south of the Kalutara Bridge, is Kalutara's most dominant landmark. The white three-storey-high dagoba at Kalutara Vihara is believed to be the only Buddha Stupa in the world which is entirely hollow. [citation needed] It contains a smaller dagoba inside. The interior of the Stupa is ...
Kande Vihara (Sinhalaː කන්දේ විහාරය) is a major Buddhist temple in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. The temple has got its name 'Kande vihara' (Mountain temple) as it is built on top of a hill located near to Aluthgama town. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka.
Balapokuna Raja Maha Vihara, Pamankada; Buddhist Cultural Centre, Dehiwala; Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo; Isipathanaramaya Temple, Havelock Town; Kotte Raja Maha Vihara, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
Pages in category "Buddhist temples in Kalutara District" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. ... Kalutara Bodhiya; Kande Vihara
Pages in category "Archaeological protected monuments in Kalutara District" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. ... Kande Vihara ...
It was located in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. In 1574, Portuguese forces, commanded by Diogo de Melo de Castro, devastated the area south of Colombo destroying numerous shrines and temple. In late 1594 Portuguese forces, led by Jerónimo de Azevedo, captured the town of Kalutara. In 1622 the Portuguese and built a fort on the site of the destroyed ...