Polonnaruwa Siva Devale No. 4 Siva Devale No. 4 (Sinhala: ශිව දේවාලය අංක 4) is a ruined Hindu temple situated on the wayside of the Minneriya-Topawewa road near the bank of Parakrama Samudraya Reservoir in the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa , Sri Lanka.
History The construction date or the builder of this shrine is not known. However, it is believed to have been constructed during the Cola Period of Sri Lanka (1017-1070 A.D.) or in the 13th century. The temple The brick-built temple consists of three subordinate shrines and is surrounded by a brick wall about 2-4 ft. thick (Pathmanathan, 1999). The main entrance porch to the shrine was located towards the east and two sub-entrances without porches also had given access to the shrine through its southern and back walls (Pathmanathan, 1999). The central shrine stands back about 20 ft. in line with the entrance porch (Pathmanathan, 1999). The Mandapam of the shrine is 22 ft. in length and 18 ft. 6 in. in width and had a roof supported by eight stone pillars 6 ft. in height…
