The archaeological and historical heritage of Behalpola Weheragala Sri padasthana Raja Maha Viharaya
This “Behalpola Weheragala sri padasthana Rajamaha Viharaya” is on the Ben 200 feet high and can see the main road. This temple situated in north-west province, Kurunagala Kuliyapitiy election area, in Behalpola. This is historical temple complex. In that complex divided into three groups’ top compound, middle compound and down compound.
This temple was begin the period of Anuradhapuraya in date of ‘Dewana Pathis’ kingdom. In period of king “Walagamba” was add palingenesis for this place again. But this temple was destroyed again because attack of the Portuguese. It reconstruction again in period of Kandy in time of king “Kirthi Sri Rajasingha”. This “Behalpola Weheragala sri padasthana Rajamaha Viharaya” has most historical important architectural elements. The ‘Darma Shalawa’ design by using wooden towers with beautiful engraving. we can see old barge-board tiles and flaky tiles in here. There is a monastery belonging to period of Kandy architecture. There are large door frame made by wood and the lock made by wood.
There is a temple complex. Among them a “Tampita Viharaya’, mansion of relics and old temple. There is a Buddha image made by marble in this ‘Tampita Viharaya’. The walls full of beautiful paintings. The mansion of relics is two stairs and they’re beautiful painting in here. Those painting shows ,’Panchanari Gataya’, ‘Wangagiriya’and ’Wessanthara Jathakaya’’. Without those elements there are caion and the bodhi tree in the top compound. There is a boundty wall made by stone for safety of the temple. According to scholars idea it’s in the same compound there are three different temples in this “Behalpola Weheragala sri padasthana Rajamaha Viharaya” is the uncommon temple is in Sri Lanka.
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