There is a beautiful beach around the temple..
Ancient vihara, but it's too sad most of ruins destroyed by village people for building their houses on it
Historical ruins of Vihara Maha Devi's (Queen of King Kawanthissa) point of entry to the island from down south as to the history.
Quite and nice place to see. Also with a big cultural value.
This is a very ancient ruined archeological site found in seashore in Pottuvil Village comes under the Pottuvil Administrative division in Ampara district in Sri Lanka. Much of the site appears to be covered by sea sand. At an elevated site is a ruined dagoba. West of the dagoba are the remains of a pillared structure.There is a torso of a standing Buddha statue. To the south are an image house and a pond. East of the dagoba are seen stumps of pillars and brick walls. It is believed that buried under a thick layer of sand are other remains of ancient structures.
One of the oldest known place of historical interest on the East Coast. In the shifting sand dunes. A new pagoda was erected in 2015