Kiri Vehera is an ancient Stupa in Polonnaruwa. Situated north of the Lankathilaka Pilima Geya, it is the second tallest Stupa in the city.
Polonnaruwa Kiri Vehera (Stupa of Subhadra) Not to be confused with Kataragama Kiri Vehera & Lahugala Kiri Vehera K iri Vehera (lit: Milk Stupa; Sinhala: පොළොන්නරුව කිරි වෙහෙර) is a Stupa located in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka. Situated north of the Lankathilaka Pilima Geya , this is the second tallest Stupa in the city after the Rankoth Vehera . History The ancient name or the builder of this Stupa is not known yet. But it is speculated that this Stupa was either built by King Parakramabahu I (1153-1186 A.D.) in memory of his consort Queen Subhadra or it was built by Queen Subhadra herself (Wikramagamage, 2004). The Stupa The 28.5 m tall Stupa is considered the best-preserved Stupa among the others found in the ancient city (Ray, 1960; Wikramagamage, 2004). It has a diameter of about 88 ft at the base at the ground level and is surrounded by four frontispieces at the cardinal points (Ray, 1960). On either side of the front pieces are small rectangular Buddha shrines with brick roofs (Ray, 1960). The bubble-shaped do…
