Maligatenna Raja Maha Viharaya Simply Called Maligathenne, is an ancient cave temple located in the Malwatuhiripitiya village, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. Maligatenna is situated on the highest hill in the Gampaha District, offering 360-degree panoramic views. The rocky hill is crowned by a dagaba (stupa), making it an ancient monastery. The temple dates back to the time of Mihudu Thera and has been a center of Buddhism for millenniums. It is renowned for its association with King Walagamba, who sought refuge here while escaping from Indian Chola invaders. Drip ledges were cut into the rock surface to make the caves habitable, and many of these ancient ledges can still be seen at great heights above the temple. The largest cave serves as the main meditation center. King Walagamba expressed gratitude by ordering an 18-ft. reclining Buddha statue to be placed here. The cave also features mural paintings depicting Jataka stories. Outside the cave, there's a skeleton hung up, symbolizing the transient nature of life and the inevitability of death. This serves as a philosophical reminder for meditation and reflection.
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When the history is not recorded in words but as the residuals, where remaining hiding in plain sight but showcase a proudness of many generations they are called ruins. Such ruins are being unearthed through archaeology, the place is known as an archaeological site. Sri Lanka is a treasure trove of such destinations including the Alawala Caves where ruins of proud generations remains and being unearthed. Standing proudly in the Attanagalla Region of Gampaha district the Alawala Caves is a place predominantly a cave temple famously known as Alawala Raja Maha Viharaya. The caves are a treasure trove of proof of pre historical technologies indicating in their skeletons of the potshards, human bones, bone tools, seeds and many of archaeologically invaluable ruins. The postgraduate Institute of Archaeology of the University of Kelaniya had been excavating in the Alawala Portugal Len Raja Maha Viharaya. Uniqueness * The caves that have been open to the public * Prehistoric ruins and proof of ancient civilization.
In the most urbanized district of Sri Lanka, in the heart of the city preserved with the natural environment and its potent gifts, the Kotte Rampart is truly a national treasure that exhibits the commitment of the citizens and interested and responsible parties in preserving the natural endowments for the future generations. As a wetland in the middle of Sri Jayawardhanapura Kotte the Administrative Capital, the Kotte Rampart Wetland Park has lush vegetation with commendablelly preserved biodiversity, spreading across more than 18 hectares from the 1000 hectares forest sanctuary as declared by the Wildlife Conservation in 1984.
