Lahugala Kiri Vehera

Lahugala Kiri Vehera
Lahugala Kiri Vehera
ලාහුගල කිරි වෙහෙර
	The ruined Stupa and a Korawak Gala
Religion
Affiliation	Buddhism
District	Ampara
Province	Eastern Province
Location
Location	Lahugala, Sri Lanka
Geographic coordinates	06°52′11.7″N 81°43′11.0″E / 6.869917°N 81.719722°E
Architecture
Type	Buddhist Temple

Lahugala Kiri Vehera (Sinhala: ලාහුගල කිරි වෙහෙර) or Kiri Vehera Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Lahugala, Ampara District, Sri Lanka. The temple is located in Perani Lahugala Grama Niladari division of Lahugala DS. It is believed that this temple is belonged to the reign of king Dappula I (661-664).^[2] The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 10 October 2014 under the government Gazette number 1884.^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Gazette 1884 & 10 October 2014, p. 917.
^ Withanarachchi, Chandana Rohana (2005). පෞරාණික ස්ථාන සහ ස්මාරක: අම්පාර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය (Ancient places and monuments: Ampara District) (in Sinhala). Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka). p. 25. ISBN 955-9159-44-5.

Notes edit

"PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1884. 10 October 2014.

External links edit

Lahugala Kirivehera Viharaya Archaeological Site – ලාහුගල කිරිවෙහෙර විහාරය පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය

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[FOOTNOTEGazette_188410_October_2014917-1] Gazette 1884 & 10 October 2014, p. 917.

[2] Withanarachchi, Chandana Rohana (2005). පෞරාණික ස්ථාන සහ ස්මාරක: අම්පාර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය (Ancient places and monuments: Ampara District) (in Sinhala). Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka). p. 25. ISBN 955-9159-44-5.

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