Rajagala Archaeological Site (Ampara)

Rajagala is an ancient Buddhist site in Ampara, with over 500 ruins, built by King Lajjatissa and now proposed for UNESCO World Heritage status
Rajagala Archaeological Site (Ampara)
R ajagala (lit: The monarch rock; Sinhala: රජගල) or Rassahela is the modern name used for the ancient Ariyakara or Girikumbila Viharaya , a ruined Buddhist monastery complex situated in Uhana Divisional Secretary's Division in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. The site can be reached by travelling about 1.5 km distance from the Bakkiella junction which is on the Ampara - Mahaoya main road located about 26 km from Ampara town. The ruins of the ancient monastery spread over an area of about 1,025 acres on Rajagalakanda [316.38 m (1,037.99 ft. amsl)], one of the auxiliary mountain ranges in the Gal Oya-Digamadulla region (Alexander et al., 2020; Karunarathna, 2021). The site is being conserved by the Department of Archaeology with the full cooperation of the University of Sri Jayawardanapura. The government of Sri Lanka as well as the American Ambassadors Grant for Cultural Preservation for years 2013 and 2015 have provided financial provisions for this process. The site was submitted to the …

6 comments

  1. Inoka
    Hi, do you know what are the other places where such 'Mihindu saaya' were built?
    1. H.A.K.L. Manjula
      There is another Mihindu Seya Stupa in Mihintale monastery : https://www.lankapradeepa.com/2020/03/mihintale-mihindu-seya.html
  2. Inoka
    Thank you!
  3. Kushan prabodha
    Thank you 😌💕
  4. Kushan prabodha
    Thank you 😌💕
  5. Anonymous
    This site should be included in the list of World Heritage Sites