Stories Behind Names of Places in Sri Lanka How places in Sri Lanka got their names – MONARAGALA – By Nimal Sedera Image Source : .lanka-excursions-holidays.com Source : Dæhæna – June 2025 Monaragala is a district in the Uva province . It is a famous agricultural hub in our country. Monaragala is famous for several key historical things linked to it. Some historical Buddhist statues, like the tallest Buddha statue at Maligawila, and the famous cave temples with paintings of archaeological value are in Monaragala . The Maligawila Buddha statue is a standing figure of the Buddha in Sri Lanka, which has been carved out of a large limestone rock during the 7th century by a Prince named Aggabodhi. It is the tallest free -standing ancient statue of the Buddha found in the country. It had been broken into several pieces by the time it was found in 1951. Gal Oya National ...
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Pre-historic cave murals in Kotiyagala By Arundathie Abeysinghe Located approximately 45 kilometers from *Monaragala in close proximity to *Lahugala and *Yala National Parks, Mailla (also known as Miyella) in Kotiyagala, (the area is famous for wild elephants and bears), the ancient Temple can be accessed through an arduous journey of six kilometers in a jungle area. The location is well-known for the Mailla cave. According to sources, this site had been discovered by a group of surveyors in 1966. In 1967, an Italian Archaeologist who arrived in Sri Lanka to restore *Sigiriya Frescoes had visited these caves and restored some murals. Yet, there is no evidence of any local authority intervening in to restore these cave murals, according to locals. Encompassing an area of several hectares from the slopes of Mailla Mountain, there are several caves in the locality including drip ledge caves, a reclining Buddha Statue 27 feet ...
Mar 31, 2022
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Tagged Kotiyagala, Lahugala, Mailla Mountain, Monaragala, SIGIRIYA, Sri Lanka
Buduruwagala Buddha Statue – tallest rock-carved statue By Arundathie Abeysinghe The Buddha Statue at Buduruwagala Rock Carved Temple is considered as the tallest rock-carved statue in the world after the destruction of Bamiyan Buddha Statues in Afghanistan. Situated about nine kilometers from *Wellawaya on *Thanamalwila Road (about 25 kilometers from *Ella), Buduruwagala Rock Carved Temple is a less visited place by local as well as foreign tourists. The location can be reached from a scenic road. According to scholars, Buduruwagala means “the rock with the statue of the Buddha” as Buduruwagala is derived from Buddha (Budu), images (ruva) and stone (gala) in Sinhala. There are seven figures of the Buddha at the Temple, carved on a rock at the center of the cliff face, centered by a huge 15.3 meter Buddha Statue in Abhaya Mudra* position and there are three smaller statues on both sides. On the tallest statue ...
Feb 15, 2021
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Tagged Anuradhapura Period, Badulla, Bodhisattva, Ella, Monaragala, Thanamalwila, Theravada, Uva Province, Wellawaya
