Mal Asne Raja Maha Viharaya (Uggalboda) Mal Asne Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: උග්ගල්බොඩ මල්අස්නේ රජමහා විහාරය) Malasne Raja Maha Viharaya is a Buddhist temple situated in Uggalboda village in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. According to some, the temple is reputed to have the first Devol Maduwa in the country (Sewwandi, 2020). History This temple is believed to have been established during the reign of King Parakramabahu II (1236-1270 A.D.) of Dambadeniya . The Vatuthanthri Copper Plate Grant (1443 A.D.) which is presently preserved in the temple reveals some information related to both the Viharaya and Devalaya shrines (Weerasooriya, 2020). Granted by King Parakramabahu VI ( 1412-1467 A.D.) of Kotte , it mentions some land donations and about the boundaries declared for Mal Asne Viharaya and Devalaya by the king (Sewwandi, 2020; Weerasooriya, 2020). Although the folklore reveals about a cane cultivation vicinity of this temple during the Portuguese period (Portuguese Ceylon: 1597-1658 A.D.), there is no evidence to prove it (Sewwa…