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Multi-periodSite Name: Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya Alternative Name: SeruwawilaCountry: Sri Lanka
NOTE: This site is 52.046 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Trincomalee Nearest Village: Selvanagar
Latitude: 8.370483N Longitude: 81.320104E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient Temple in Sri Lanka
Very old buddhist temple and Stupa (renovated) from the 2nd century BCE. There are myths which are telling interesting stories about the visit of the historical Gautama Buddha. The temple complex was built by King Kavantissa.
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