Suduhumpola Explained

Official Name:Suduhumpola
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Sri Lanka
Subdivision Name1:Central Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kandy District
Subdivision Type3:Divisional secretariat
Subdivision Name3:Gangawata Korale Division
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Sri Lanka Standard Time
Utc Offset:+5:30

Suduhumpola is a village in Sri Lanka. It lies 1.5 miles from Kandy on the foothills of the Hanthana Mountain Range, within Kandy District, Central Province.

History

Suduhumpola originates with the Suduhumpola Raja Maha Vihara, completed in 1777, according to Archibald Campbell Lawrie's A Gazetteer of the Central Province.[1] Another tradition states it was completed in 1769 by Kirti Sri Rajasinha of Kandy. Tradition relates that when the king visited the temple, a white cloth was laid for him to step on, hence the name "Suduhumpola" meaning "where the white cloth was laid".[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Lawrie . Archibald Campbell . A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane) . 1896 . State Print. Corporation . 360–361 . 21 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Suduhumpola Raja Maha Vihara. Kandy Guide. 21 August 2022.