Naigala Raja Maha Viharaya Naigala Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: නයිගල රජ මහා විහාරය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Weeraketiya in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. History
The ruins of many ancient structures and monuments such as pillared buildings, Siri Pathul Gal (the Buddha's footprint), urinal stones, Korawak Gal (wingstones), moulded stone slabs, Sandakada Pahana (moonstone), Yupa stones (stone pillar of a Stupa ) have been found from the Naigala temple. A two-storied image house that belongs to the Anuradhapura Period was excavated and conserved in 2013, by the Department of Archaeology. The building is quadrangle in shape and had been built as an image house of Gandhakuti tradition. The Buddha image is believed to be placed in the centre of this building.
Among the ruins, there is a carved circular-shaped stone vessel. It is believed that this artefact could be one of the vessels used to hide the Tooth Relic of the Buddha by Sugala Devi during the Polonnaruwa Period .
Besides the structural ruins, two…
