Aluthepola Ganekanda Raja Maha Viharaya

Aluthepola Ganekanda Raja Maha Viharaya, also known as Aluthepola Pansala, is a Buddhist temple situated in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka.

History

The temple is thought to have come into existence during the 18th century (Piyarathana, 2013). An old manuscript found in the temple gives an account of the lands given to the temple by a Dutch officer in 1796. However, the existence of a drip-ledged cave in the temple premises indicates that this temple has its roots extending to a very early period, probably to the Anuradhapura Period.

A protected site

The old survey tower located in the temple premises of Ganekanda Vihara in Aluthepola village in the Divisional Secretariat Division of Divulapitiya is an archaeological protected monument, declared by a government Gazette notification published on 22 November 2002.

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References

1) Piyarathana, L., 2013. A bibliographical survey of the palm leaf manuscripts in Ridiviharaya in Kurunegala District & Aluthepola Ganekanda temple, Gampaha District.

2) The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, no: 1264, 22 November 2002.

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This page was last updated on 14 January 2023