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Two Days Trip to Somawathiya Viharaya , Medirigiriya & Less Known Another Somawathiya Viharaya in Dambulla

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Dambulla, Medirigiriya, Somawathi Stupa, Somawathiya pagoda Dambulla, medirigiriya vatadageya, Two Days, July, Dry Zone, History, 2016, Archaeology

Author: sanjeewa (46 Trips)

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Year and Month  July  2016
Number of Days  July 9 -10th
Crew  10
Accommodation  At Somawathiya Temple
Transport  By van
Activities  Religious
Weather  Hot and sunny
Route Colombo -> Hingurakgoda -> Somawathiya -> Palliyagodella -> Diyasenpura -> Medirigiriya -> Hingurakgoda -> Minneriya -> Habarana -> Dambulla -> Back to Colombo
Tips, Notes and Special remark
  • Ask directions from locals.
Author  S.BADULLAGE
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  • Two Days Trip to Somawathiya Viharaya , Medirigiriya & Less Known Another Somawathiya Viharaya in Dambulla

On July 9th morning we started our journey around 5.00 a.m. We stopped our relative’s houses in Thulhiriya & Inamaluwa for breakfast & tea. We took our lunch roadside place after passing Hingurakgoda. We reached to temple around 2.30 p.m. After taking little rest we attend to Evening “Gilanpasa Poojawa”. Next day early morning we prepared breakfast & went to “Kir Ahara Poojawa”. After attending poojawa we came back to our rooms & had our breakfast. Around 10.30 again we went to attend “Buddha Poojawa”

After that we packed our bags & left from the temple around 12.30 p.m.

Our next destination was “Medigiriya Watadageya”. We used Sungawila – Palliyagodella – Diyasenpura road. Sungawila – Palliyagodella road is in very poor condition.( pls don’t use this road ) We spent more time to reach Medirigiriya due to poor road condition. We had our lunch in Medirigiriya & we spent more than 1 hour there. After that we we started our return journey. On that return journey we went to see less known & hidden place in Dambulla. It also “Somawathiya Temple & Ruins” It was built by Great King “Walagamba” for his wife “Soma Deviya”. It was very beautiful place & we spent big time there. We left from there around 6.30 p.m & reached to home at 11.30 p.m. We finished another big tour with lots of happy memories.

Thanks for reading

Sanjeewa

Somawathiya Temple

At Somawathiya

At Somawathiya

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View of Stupa at night

View of Stupa at night

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Ruins at temple

Ruins at temple

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Jumbo came in night

Jumbo came in night

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Another jumbo came to temple

Another jumbo came to temple

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Another one came from river side

Another one came from river side

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Another two at river side

Another two at river side

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Sungawila – Palliyagodella Road

Sungawila – Palliyagodella Road

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Medirigiriya Watadageya

Medirigiriya Watadageya

Medirigiriya Watadageya

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click to enlarge

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Somawathiya Viharaya & Ruins – Dambulla

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Somawathiya Dageba - Dambulla

Somawathiya Dageba – Dambulla

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Beautifully made staircase

Beautifully made staircase

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Ruins

Ruins

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Soma Deviya” use this pond for bath

Soma Deviya” use this pond for bath

 

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