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Beligammana Raja Maha Vihara

Coordinates: 07°15′00.5″N 80°27′16.2″E / 7.250139°N 80.454500°E / 7.250139; 80.454500
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Beligammana Raja Maha Vihara
බෙලිගම්මන රජ මහා විහාරය
Religion
AffiliationBuddhism
DistrictKegalle
ProvinceSabaragamuwa Province
Location
LocationMawanella, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates07°15′00.5″N 80°27′16.2″E / 7.250139°N 80.454500°E / 7.250139; 80.454500
Architecture
TypeBuddhist Temple
Completed1820[1]

Beligammana Raja Maha Vihara (also known as Beligammana Pothgul Vihara) is an historic Buddhist temple situated in Mawanella, Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. The temple lies on the ColomboKandy main road, approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) away from the Mawanella town. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 7 December 2001 under the government Gazette number 1214.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "බෙලිගම්මන පුරාණ විහාරය කඩා බුදු පිළිම 27ක් හා කරඬු 2ක් පැහැරගෙන යති (In Sinhala)". Rivira. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2017.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1214. 7 December 2001.