Beligammana Raja Maha Vihara | |
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බෙලිගම්මන රජ මහා විහාරය | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Buddhism |
District | Kegalle |
Province | Sabaragamuwa Province |
Location | |
Location | Mawanella, Sri Lanka |
Geographic coordinates | 07°15′00.5″N 80°27′16.2″E / 7.250139°N 80.454500°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Buddhist Temple |
Completed | 1820[1] |
Beligammana Raja Maha Vihara (also known as Beligammana Pothgul Vihara) is a Buddhist temple situated in Mawanella, Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. It is lies on the Colombo – Kandy main road, approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) away from the Mawanella town.
Constructed in the early part of the 19th century, this temple is presently declared as an archaeological protected monument by the Department of Archaeology.[2] The designation was declared on 7 December 2001 under the government Gazette number 1214.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "බෙලිගම්මන පුරාණ විහාරය කඩා බුදු පිළිම 27ක් හා කරඬු 2ක් පැහැරගෙන යති (In Sinhala)". Rivira. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ↑ "Beligammana Pothgul Viharaya". LankaPradeepa. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ↑ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1214. 7 December 2001.
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