Name: Sittamgallena Raja Maha Viharaya
Address: Sittamgallena Uda Maluwa Rd, Sri Lanka, LK
Telephone: +94 77 144 4229

Sittamgallena Raja Maha Viharaya is a place of worship, located at Sittamgallena Uda Maluwa Rd, Sri Lanka. They can be contacted via phone at +94 77 144 4229, visit their website www.sittamgallena.com for more detailed information.

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Sittamgallena Uda Maluwa Rd

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Aruna Shantha

03 May 2018

Very nice placeso clam quite
Charitha Gamage

03 February 2018

Ancient temple with a history driven to king Walagamba era, Due to cave paintings it has the name siththmgal lena.. locted in warapitiya- deiyandara road,
Gayashan Vidusha

14 November 2017

Ancient temple in Ruhunu Region.
Pubudu Downsouth

28 September 2017

It is amazing temple and located calm places at rammala warapitiya village that village nearest city walasmulla , province in southern ,district at hambantota ,it is one of best historical temple in sri lanka but most people don't know where is it ,but sittamgallena one of the best Buddhist palace in world
Sam R

08 August 2016

Sittamgallena Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient cave temple located in a picturesque backdrop in the remote village of Warapitiya in Walasmulla nestled at the foot of the Rammala mountain range. This temple has been called Sitiyan Gallen in ancient texts and has a history going far back to King Wattagamini Abaya popularly known as King Walalgamba (89-77 BC).
The temple again comes to prominence in the 11th century when invaders from Cholas, and whilst trying to capture the capital of Anuradhapura against the King Mahinda V and then moving the administrative capital to Polonnaruwa which ending era of 1500 year old capital.
The Cholas kept destroying valuable and historic culture of north-central part of the country for 53 years until a prince from the Southern where the place located near this temple rose against the invaders and took power in Polonnaruwa in 1070. This prince of hero Vijayabahu is said to have lived in Sittamgallena vicinity region since he was 18 till 36 consolidating power in the south and recruiting and building an army to fight the invaders. After defeat of the Cholas he was consecrated as King Vijayabahu I in Anuradhapura as his forefathers but ruled from Polonnaruwa.
This is a reverential place where the most respectful Sacred Tooth Relic that of now a day takes a place in Kandy, was hidden for protection from foreign invaders, as written in the ancient copper made document "Kolawenigama Sannasa".