Dedigama Kota Vehera Stupa has been identified as the ancient Suthighara Dagoba built by King Parakramabahu I in the 12 century AD. Click to know more
Dedigama Kota Vehera Kota Vehera , also known as Cuthighara/Suthighara Cetiya (Sinhala: දැදිගම කොට වෙහෙර, සූතිඝර වෙහෙර චෙෙත්යය), is an ancient Stupa located in the village of Dedigama in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. The site can be reached by travelling along the Nelundeniya - Galapitamada road (B540) about 3.2 km distance from the Nelundeniya junction. History
There is evidence that the history of Dedigama goes as far back as the 2nd century A.D. (Wikramasinghe, 1990). During the 12-14 centuries A.D., Dedigama served as the residence of provincial leaders of Dakkhinadesa ( Abeyawardana, 2002 ). In several chronicles and inscriptions, Dedigama is called by different names such as Punkhagama (in Pali Mahawamsa), Dathigama (in Thisara Sandeshaya ), Jatigama (in Uttamala Sandeshaya), and Gnathigama (in the inscription of King Parakramabahu IV).
The Stupa has been built at the site where King Parakramabahu I (1153-1186 A.D.) was born ( Abeyawardana, 2002; Wikramasinghe, 1990). According to Mahawamsa, King Manab…
