Beddagana Veherakanda Archaeological Site Veherakanda (also known as Beddagana Kota Vehera ) is an archaeological site located in the village of Beddagana in Colombo District, Sri Lanka. History
During the Dutch period (1658-1796 A.D.), this site was used as a church cemetery. Therefore, at that time this place was called by the locals as Vehera Kanatta (Rajapakshe et al., 2018).
The two non-identical Stupas which have been built on a rectangular platform are considered to be the main archaeological monuments at the site. They were unearthed by an exploratory excavation carried out by the Department of Archaeology in 1949. According to the opinion of S. Paranavitana, these Stupas may represent the mausoleums of King Parakramabahu VI (1412-1467 A.D.) and his queen Ran Menika [(or Swarna Menike) Rajapakshe et al., 2018].
However, some believe that these monuments represent the ruins of an ancient Devalaya dedicated to God Kataragama (Wijewardana et al., 2011). Monuments
Two Stupas, a rectangular platform, and several ruins of o…
