Name: Somawathiya Stupa
Address: Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, LK
Telephone: +94 272 050 000

Somawathiya Stupa is a place of worship, located at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. They can be contacted via phone at +94 272 050 000 for more detailed information.

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Polonnaruwa

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Anonymous

04 May 2018

A place where lot of incidents have taken place. Lot of elephant sightings around this area and claims are there where people say elephants come and worship the sthupa. If you're coming around noon, wear your slippers or any kind of footwear as it is very hot during the day. I got blisters all over my feet by walking barefoot. It felt like walking on fire.
Anonymous

22 April 2018

There are lots of incidents related with this religious place. You can see those stuffs with photos when you get there. This place is so nice, well maintained even it is situated very far from the rural area more like middle of a forest. Yeah Somawathi National Park. You can see some Elephants at the evening times. There is a car park and they are charging some little price, as well as you can contribute for the maintains going on this Temple.
Anonymous

10 April 2018

It was a spiritual experience! I would recommend that if you ever visit Sri Lanka you must go here. You come out a newer person!
Anonymous

17 February 2018

Buddhist Religious place. Jungle area with Wild elephants. But no harmful. Parking area is available. Better if you can arrange you visit before 5 pm to this place. Light vehicle can access this place smoothly Infrastructure are being developed.
Anonymous

11 February 2018

Normaly very hot climate around the area. usually you can see the wild elephants around the temple premises. there is electric fence near buildings for protection and elephants can move around freely between fences.
Anonymous

09 February 2018

This temple is sacred as the temple of the tooth relic in Kandy. This too has the tooth relic of Buddha. ( From the right ). The Chaithya glows on occasions. Good accommodation facilities are available here from dormitories to AC Rooms for pilgrims. Non AC triple is only Rs 3500. Rooms clean bed linen clean & attached bathroom is clean. Need to book in advance.
Anonymous

23 January 2018

Road way is good..better to travel in dry season, in rainy season it will get flooded.
Do concentrate only on sacredness of the place.
Unveil inner peace with Lord Buddha saying, not through blind sighting.
Anonymous

14 January 2018

Ancient Buddhist temple and a very sacred place with spiritual beliefs. Situated in middle of a forest with wild animals. You may get to see some of them if you are lucky. Specially wild elephants.
Anonymous

02 January 2018

Great place
Many people come to this shrine every year to worship the Lord Buddha
Anonymous

23 December 2017

A great spiritual site of lord Buddha. Very pleasant and calm environment blessed with spiritual chantings.
Anonymous

22 December 2017

Road way is good..better to travel in dry season, in rainy season it will get flooded.
Do concentrate only on sacredness of the place.
Unveil inner peace with Lord Buddha saying, not through visions.
Anonymous

16 December 2017

A historical place for Buddhists. clam nice place to visit.
The road towards the temple is very good and if you are lucky enough, you can see wild elephants and Many Peacocks besides the road.
Anonymous

04 December 2017

It's another ancient Buddhist temple located in middle of Somawathiya National Park in Polonnaruwa. Most of the time you can see lots of wild elephants very close to the Temple.
Anonymous

26 October 2017

A place love to be..

Sacred place.

Somawathi stupa is named after Princess Somawathi, the sister of King Kavantissa, and the wife of regional ruler Prince Abhaya. Prince Abhaya built the stupa to enshrine the right tooth relic of the Buddha.
Thara Goddess is now protecting this sacred place.
( Thara Goddess's past life is soma princess who was the queen to King Walagamba. King Walagamba was the son of King Saddathissa. King Saddasthissa was the brother of King Dutugemunu)

This is situated in Polonnnaruwa.
Anonymous

25 October 2017

One of the most sacred places in Sri Lanka and bddhist (according to
the history) people believe the stupa contains the tooth relic of lord Buddha. The place and temple is situated in middle of jungle and it covered with the bank of Mahaweli river.
There are lot of elephants are around the temple.
There are some occations during rainy the place is flooded but most of the time the area is having very hot climate.
Anonymous

13 October 2017

One of the most important location for buddhists.
Anonymous

12 August 2017

A historical place for Buddhists. And a clam nice place to visit. Good views of nature and relics.
Anonymous

25 June 2017

A must visit place, especially if you're a Buddhist or a person with an open mind. If you are lucky enough you'll be able to witness a miracle. This sacred place is very famous for the unexplainable. Some photo proofs are kept on the temple too.
Elephants regularly tend to visit the place. Keep away from high voltage electric fences.
Btw please visit the place with decent attire.
Anonymous

12 May 2017

Somawathi Chethiya (Somawathiya) situated in Pollonnaruwa District, in North Central province in Sri Lanka. According to the history records, it was built in 2nd BC by Prince Giriaba the Somawathi Chethiya on the request of his wife Princess Somawathi, who wanted to involve in religious activities, where they lived near the Mahaweli River on a small village called “Somapura”.
This stupa is said to enshrine the right tooth relic of Lord Buddha.
Anonymous

13 April 2017

One of the most sacred places in Sri Lanka. The stupa contains the sacred tooth relic of lord Buddha. This temple is situated in middle of jungle on the bank of Mahaweli river. Wild elephants are roaming around the temple even in day time.
Anonymous

12 March 2017

A stupa with great significance to Buddhist located along banks of Mahaweli river
Anonymous

29 December 2016

A place where lord Buddha's sacred relics lies!
Anonymous

22 December 2016

Somawatiya is the very important to Buddhist people. I think that is the one of the best pagoda in srilanka to warship lord Buddha .