Galtemyaya (Sinhala: ගල්ටැම්යාය පුරාවිද්යා ස්ථානය) is an archaeological site in Thanjantenna village near Kaltota in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. The two Buddhist monasteries Kuragala and Budugala are located a few kilometers west and east of this site.
The site consists of a cluster of ruined structures that once belonged to a Buddhist monastery of the Pabbata Vihara style (Somadeva et al., 2014). The structures include a Stupa, stone pillars, Korawakgal, Sandakada Pahana and Yantra Gal surrounded by a rampart. The Stupa which is now restored is located at the western part of the complex. It has been constructed on a raised platform that can be entered through two staircases positioned in northwest and southwest directions. The basal diameter of the Stupa is 8 m (Somadeva et al., 2014). It is believed that these structures belong to the middle part of the Anuradhapura Period.
Attribution
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References
1) Somadeva, R., Vanninayaka, A., Devage, D., 2014. Kaltota Gaveshanaya, 2014. Adiyara 1 (In Sinhala). p.5.
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