The archaeological and historical heritage of Tagahagoda Rajamaha Viharaya
When study about the temples in Sri Lanka most of them are related to king “Dewana Patis”. In 3rd century the “Mihidu Himi” was bring buddhism to Sr Lanka they built temple in everywhere. In that reason most of the temples and the relationship of the king “Dewana Patis”.
This temple is situated in the Central province in Matale district Udaseya Paththuwe Talgahagoda village. When come to this temple you should Matale Etipola road afar 1 mile for Dullawa. According to historical details about this “Talgahagoda Viharaya” there is several king was related to this temple. But there are no any literal proof. Although the king “Dewana Patis” was plant a bodhi tree and built a shrine in here. That shrine is a crypt temple. Most of the crypt temple are related with king “Walagamba” who was hide in those places. This temple also one of the place the king was hide. The other king was “Weraparakkrama Narendrasingha” who was govern Kandy with related to this temple.
In “Talgahagoda Viharaya” there are two kind of temple “Uda Viharaya” and “Palle Viharaya”. In “Uda Viharay” there are two fane for “Saman” and “Natha” gods. In “Palle Viharaya” there are “Hiti Pilimaya” made of stone and 18 cubit “Sathapena Pilimaya” is in here. But this places was grasp by thieves. There are a stone canoe as a flower basin, two stone lamps and the moonstone with engraving. And also there are a tunnel among the stone towers in Uda Viharaya” to “Palle Viharaya”.
The small caion also broken by thieves. There a necklace made by pearl of the queen “Chandrawathi”. The shrine which was the king “Dewana Patis” built also broken down by thieves. Later the V “Maha Adikaram” in Dellawa was reconstruction this place in 1944. There are few inscriptions which wrote in Brahma character, this was the evidence about this ancient place.
The canon was written In Matale “Alulenehi”. They bring Palmyra for talipot in this area for wrote the canon. According to legend there are lots of Palmyra trees and bring Palmyra for wrote the canon this area was become “Talgahagoda”. There is news about a big snake. The village people say this snake protect the temple. But now there is no any snake. This Matale “Talgahagoda Rajamaha Viharaya” was hide many historical story in many period and this the valuable place for people who study about the historical place.
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