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<< Our Photo Pages >> Kuruhinna Tharaagandu - Ancient Temple in Maldives

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Thursday, 22 September 2022  Page Views: 3914

Multi-periodSite Name: Kuruhinna Tharaagandu
Country: Maldives Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Kaashidhoo Island
Latitude: 4.956617N  Longitude: 73.462934E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
3 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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Kuruhinna Tharaagandu
Kuruhinna Tharaagandu submitted by ilsignorstano : Kuruhinna Tharaagandu - View I (Vote or comment on this photo)
An archaeological site in the Maldives, a Buddhist monastery built in pre-Islamic times (7th-8th century CE). It is also a pilgrimage site. Excavation took place from 1996 to 1998 and 64 coral stone structures were revealed, most of them with only the lower part preserved.

The site is fenced but almost entirely overgrown with weeds and only a small portion is now readable as archeological site. Access is free through a small, short path. No indication available on site, entrance located at the end of one of the village roads.

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Wikipedia page on Kuruhinna Tharaagandu

Bibliography:
Egil Mikkelsen, Archaeological Excavation of a Monastery at Kaashidhoo: Cowrie Shells and Their Buddhist Context in the Maldives (Malé: National Centre for Linguistics and Historical Research, 2000)
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Kuruhinna Tharaagandu submitted by ilsignorstano : Kuruhinna Tharaagandu - Detail I (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kuruhinna Tharaagandu submitted by ilsignorstano : Kuruhinna Tharaagandu - Detail IV (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kuruhinna Tharaagandu submitted by ilsignorstano : Kuruhinna Tharaagandu - Detail III (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Kuruhinna Tharaagandu submitted by ilsignorstano : Kuruhinna Tharaagandu - Detail II (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kuruhinna Tharaagandu
Kuruhinna Tharaagandu submitted by ilsignorstano : Kuruhinna Tharaagandu - View IV

Kuruhinna Tharaagandu
Kuruhinna Tharaagandu submitted by ilsignorstano : Kuruhinna Tharaagandu - View III

Kuruhinna Tharaagandu
Kuruhinna Tharaagandu submitted by ilsignorstano : Kuruhinna Tharaagandu - View II

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