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Ganethenna Viharaya |
Ganethenna Raja Maha Viharaya (Sinhala: ගණේතැන්න රජමහා විහාරය) is a Buddhiat temple situated in Kumarapattiya Grama Niladari Division in Uva-Paranagama Divisional Secretariat in Badulla District, Sri Lanka.
History
Although there is no concrete evidence to prove, locals link the history of this temple to King Valagamba (103, 89-77 B.C.) of Anuradhapura (Priyadarshani & Gunasena, 2017). The image house, the Sri Pathul Gal and the staircase with Korawak Gal on the temple premises indicate the features rooting to the Kandyan Period (Priyadarshani & Gunasena, 2017).
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References
Books
1) Priyadarshani, S. A. N.; Gunasena, I. P. P., 2017. Pauranika Sthana Saha Smaraka: Badulla Distrikkaya (In Sinhala). Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka). ISBN: 955-9159-48-8. p.49.
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Attribution
To Whom
LankaPradeepa.com extends its gratitude to Lalith Kekulthotuwage and Malsha M. Ranasinghe for providing the necessary photographs required for this article. All the photos are published here with the permission of the author.