Aluthepola Ganekanda Raja Maha Vihara Explained

Building Name:	Aluthepola Ganekande Purana Raja Maha Vihara
Native Name:	අළුතෑපොල ගණේකන්ද පුරාණ රජ මහා විහාරය
Coordinates:	7.2059°N 79.9624°W
Province:	Western Province
District:	Gampaha
Heritage Designation:	Archaeological protected monument (22 November 2002)
Architecture:	yes
Architecture Type:	Buddhist Temple
Architecture Style:	Cave temple

Aluthepola Ganekanda Raja Maha Vihara (Also known as Aluthepola Vihara) (Sinhala; Sinhalese: '''අළුතෑපොල විහාරය''') is an old Buddhist temple in Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka. According to the regional folklore this temple is believed to be one of places where King Valagamba spent his time when five Dravidian were ruling Anuradhapura.^{[1] [2]} The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 22 November 2002 under the government Gazette number 1264.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Aluthepola Ganekanda Raja Maha Viharaya

Notes and References

1. Web site: දළ විශ්ලේෂණය (In Sinhala). Divulapitiya Divisional secretariat. 29 January 2016. 16 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171216092429/http://www.divulapitiya.ds.gov.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4&Itemid=17&lang=si. dead.
2. Web site: ALUTHAPOLA TEMPLE. srilankatours.info. 29 January 2016. 15 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210615165226/https://srilankatours.info/index.php/classifieds/things-to-see-in-sri-lanka/ad/sri-lanka-churches-temples-mosques,24/aluthapola-temple,67#.Vquecfl97IU. dead.
3. Gazette. 22 November 2002. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1264.
4. Web site: Protercted Monument List 2012-12-12. 12 December 2012. Department of Archaeology. 27 March 2016. 2018-11-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20181123073223/http://www.archaeology.gov.lk/web/images/pdf/protected%20monument%20list%202012-12-12.pdf. dead.