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Mahawelitenna Destination Guide

Touring Mahawelitenna in Sri Lanka

Mahawelitenna in the region of North Central is a city located in Sri Lanka - some 96 mi or ( 154 km ) North of Colombo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Mahawelitenna

Time in Mahawelitenna is now 05:54 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Colombo " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Waragodayagama, Trincomalee, Thammitagama, Tammanegama, and Siyambala Wewa. Being here already, consider visiting Waragodayagama . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Mahawelitenna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Monkeys in temple, Srilanka 2009

0:15 min by corterius000
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Monkeys eating sperm after doing it in the most sacred dagoba in Srilanka ..

Anuradhapura with Abhayagiri Dagaba, Sri Lanka, Sep 2011

4:27 min by Science4Misfits
Views: 240 Rating: 5.00

The first ancient capitol with the Abhayagiri Dagaba, swimming pools, elephant tubes.and some photographs more. ..


Sri Maha Bodhiya and Ruwanweli seya

2:50 min by Malinda Prasad
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Anuradhapura in a minute, Sri Lanka

1:40 min by Henk Groenen
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Anuradhapura is another Ancient Capital in the middle of Sri Lanka. It is a very spread out city. Even a by bicycle it was a long way to get a meal. But again Beautiful nature and interesting tempels. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Acharigama

Acharigama is a small town in Sri Lanka. It is located within Southern Province.

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Located at 8.22 80.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Southern Province, Sri Lanka

Thanthirimale

Thanthirimale is an old village in the Anuradhapura District of Sri Lanka. It is located approximately 40 km north west of the Anuradhapura city. Thanthirimale is known for the ancient Buddhist temple situated in a nearby rock covered area. The temple and the junction appears to be most important centre in the village. This temple has historical value. When the Sri Maha Bodhi was brought from India to Sri Lanka, one night along the way the pot containing the sapling was kept at Thanthirimale.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.35 80.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Anuradhapura, Archaeological sites in Sri Lanka, Former populated places in Sri Lanka, History of Sri Lanka, Populated places in North Central Province, Sri Lanka

Abhayagiri vihāra

Abhayagiri vihāra is situated in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is one of the most extensive ruins in the world and one of the most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage cities in the nation. Historically it was a great monastic centre as well as a royal capital, with magnificent monasteries rising to many stories, roofed with gilt bronze or tiles of burnt clay glazed in brilliant colors.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.35 80.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Anuradhapura, Archaeological sites in Sri Lanka, Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka, History of Sri Lanka, Stupas in Anuradhapura, Stupas in Sri Lanka

Mirisawetiya Vihara

The Mirisaveti Stupa is situated in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. King Dutugamunu built the Mirisaveti Stupa after defeating King Elara. After placing the Buddha relics in the sceptre, he had gone to Tisawewa for a bath leaving the sceptre. After the bath he returned to the place where the sceptre was placed, and it is said that it could not be moved. The stupa was built in the place where the sceptre stood.

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Located at 8.35 80.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Anuradhapura, Archaeological sites in Sri Lanka, Buddhism in Sri Lanka, Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka, History of Sri Lanka, Stupas in Anuradhapura, Stupas in Sri Lanka

Dakkhina Stupa

Dakkhina Stupa also called Dakkhina Tupa is a 2nd century BC structure. This structure currently identified as a Buddhist stupa, but considered until the mid-1800s CE as Elara Sohona, the tomb of 2nd century BCE Tamil king Elara, who invaded Sri Lanka from the Chola Kingdom, in the Tamil country and ruled in Anurahapura.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 8.34 80.39 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Anuradhapura, History of Sri Lanka, Stupas in Anuradhapura