Name: Ritigala Ruins
Address: Sri Lanka, LK

Ritigala Ruins is a point of interest, located at Sri Lanka. Visit their website amazinglanka.com for more detailed information.

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Anonymous

14 May 2018

Historical place and best place to visit in polonnaruwa district
Anonymous

11 May 2018

This is a great place. Every Sri Lankans must visit here. Recommended for all foreigners as well. This is a great witness for ancient Sri Lankan technology, culture and Buddhism.
To go from Colombo, go to Harsha junction and turn left.
Anonymous

13 March 2018

Great historical place to visit. Arhats were lived this place in ancient anuradhapura time. Ruins of Hospitals, Libraries, Rest rooms and halls explain the prosperity of this place at that time. Ritigala Jayasena is one of most famous legend about these area.
Anonymous

02 March 2018

It is amazing the feeling in Ritigala. It is a Buddhist heritage where arahath lived. Rocky and stoned architecture designings make you surprise.
Anonymous

27 January 2018

Ritigala is an ancient Buddhist monastery and mountain in Sri Lanka. The ruins and rock inscriptions of the monastery date back to 1st century BCE. It is located 43 km (27 mi) away from the ancient monastic city of Anuradhapura.

The ruins of Ritigala monastery are located on the eastern side of the mountain at the foot of the gorge which separates the main peak from the northern ridge of the range. The ruins cover an area of 24 hectares (59 acres). The monastery precinct begins at the office of the on-site branch of Department of Archeology of Sri Lanka close to the foot of the reservoir named Banda Pokuna. The ancient man-made reservoir is a feat of engineering with a bund of polygonal plan completing a circumference of 366 meters. The construction of the reservoir is credited to King Pandukabhaya (437 -367 BC). The reservoir possibly served a ritual bathing purpose, with visitors bathing there before entering the monastery.

The order of ritual bathing tank, ruins of entrance complex and a pedestrian path seem to indicate devotees in large numbers visiting the monastery. The procession is similar to that of Kataragama where pilgrims begins with a cleansing bath at Kataragama Manik river and end with an offering to the God Skanda, the benevolent Hindu deity of Kataragama at the main shrine.

The edge of the reservoir is followed in a clockwise direction to arrive at the other bank, and cross the bed of the stream feeding the reservoir. The steep steps here onwards lead up to a beautifully constructed pavement, a stone path 1.5 meters wide that meander upwards through the forest, linking the major buildings of the monastery. The stone cut path is laid with interlocking four-sided slabs of hewn stone. Three large circular platforms at intervals along the pavement allow for rest.
Anonymous

13 January 2018

Lovely old place surrounded by forest.. visiting should be done 0800-1500
Anonymous

29 December 2017

Nice historical place to visit.very beautiful environment filled with various kinds of trees and plants. Some rock steps are very slippery be careful when u step on those. There are some small waterfalls in the woods. Prices of a ticket for a local visitor is Rs 20 (2017)
Anonymous

31 August 2017

Ancient Buddhist Monastery and where you will feel that you are in wet zone of the country even though you are actually in the dry zone
Anonymous

06 August 2017

Ancient ruins of an old hospital built in the era between anuradhapura and polonnaru kingdoms. Used during wartime to treat patients. Beautiful place to visit the Sri Lankan heritage.
Anonymous

26 June 2017

You can see 2000 years before glory of sri lanka.
Anonymous

10 April 2017

Ritigala is an ancient Buddhist monastery and mountain in Sri Lanka. The ruins and rock inscriptions of the monastery date back to 1st century BCE. It is located 43 km away from the ancient monastic city of Anuradhapura.
Anonymous

24 January 2017

Ritigala is located 188 km north-east of Colombo, at Ganewalpola, near Kekirawa/Maradankadawala of north-central plains of Sri Lanka. Greate place to visit.
Anonymous

06 January 2017

Awsome place to visite
Anonymous

09 April 2016

This is Jethwanaramaya where Buddha lived for a long time. Place is still very well preserved. Stone work is unimaginable. As you climb up the climate become cooler. Entire complex was donated to Buddha for his followers to meditate and achieve arahath state. Library , hospital, and other structures foundation are very well preserved.
Anonymous

15 June 2014

Jethawanaramaya-Dewram vehera saha Gauthama buddha kalina sewath nuwara idikirim