Not to be confused with Kandy Bambaragala Viharaya
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Bambaragala Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: වඩුවාව බඹරගල විහාරය) is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in the village of Waduwawa in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka.
History
The image house of the Bambaragala temple contains paintings belonging to the Kandyan tradition. However, the existence of drip-ledged caves suggests that this temple has its roots extending to a very early period, probably to the Anuradhapura Era.
A protected site
The cave temple with old paintings and the drip-ledged cave with an inscription in Waduwawa Bambaragala Purana Viharaya in the Divisional Secretary’s Division of Alawwa are archaeological protected monuments, declared by government gazette notifications published on 18 January 1974 and 8 July 2005.
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References
1) The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: No: 1401. 8 July 2005.
2) The government gazette notification: No: 95. 18 January 1974.
2) The government gazette notification: No: 95. 18 January 1974.
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This page was last updated on 14 January 2023
