Sirimangalapura Gedige Archaeological Site Sirimangalapura Gedige , also known as Thirumangalai Sivan Temple (Tamil: திருமங்களாய் சிவன் ஆலயம், Sinhala: සිරිමංගලපුර ගෙඩිගේ පුරාවිද්යා ස්ථානය), is a ruined archaeological site located in the woods near Somapura village in Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka. History According to the Sunetrawewa Site Report (dated 4 June 1976) by Trincomalee Archaeological Officer, this site contains the ruins of a Siva Devalaya of the 9-10th centuries A.D. constructed over the rubble of a destroyed Buddhist temple (Mathew, 1983). As the Sri Lankan chronicles revealed, a military invasion began on Anuradhapura in 993 A.D. when a large Chola army was sent to Sri Lanka by South Indian King Raja Raja I (c. 985-1014 A.D.). In 1017 A.D., during the reign of Rajendra Chola I (c.1014-1044 A.D.), the Anuradhapura Kingdom completely fell under the rule of the Chola Empire when the invaders took the last king of Anuradhapura, King Mahinda V (982-1017 A.D.) as a captive to India (see: Fort Hammenhiel Inscriptions ). …