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<< Our Photo Pages >> Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya - Ancient Temple in Sri Lanka

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Wednesday, 02 September 2015  Page Views: 3717

Multi-periodSite Name: Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya Alternative Name: Seruwawila
Country: 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:
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
3 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 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.
4 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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Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka the main entrance of the temple /monastery. (Vote or comment on this photo)
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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Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka Monks sitting besides an ancient stone bath. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka an ancient stone bath. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka Monks sitting besides an ancient stone bath. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka old bodhi tree roots. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka riuns of the ancient monastery. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka the main entrance.

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka ancient bowl and hindu goddess entrance-stele.

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka at the Stupa.

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka ancient entrance to the temple.

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka ancient flower/water bassin.

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka the main reconstructed Stupa.

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka old elephant sculptures.

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka Old water bassin with flowers

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka Seruvila ruins and Dagoba.

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka Monks sitting besides an ancient stone bath.

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka one of the very nice ancient Moonstones.

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka some old stone bowls around the renovated Dagoba (Stupa)

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka the ruins of seruvila.

Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya submitted by KaiHofmann : Site in Sri Lanka the entrance to Seruvila.

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