Galtemyaya Archaeological Site 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 #) LankaPradeepa.com extends its gratitude to Lalith Kekulthotuwage for providing the necessary p…
