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The small coral-stone stupas of Kadurugoda Viharaya at Kandarodai, Jaffna
STUPAS IN THE GROVEPhoto by Wikipedia: Ancient Kadurugoda Viharaya on Wikipedia3 km south of Chunnakam, Jaffna peninsula

CULTURAL

The Ruins of Kadurugoda Viharaya

Ancient Kadurugoda Viharaya · Northern

Built

2nd c. BCE

Visit

1-2 hrs

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Morning

Region

Northern

Dozens of knee-high grey stupas in a palmyra grove — a Buddhist site in the heart of the Tamil north.

A cluster of small coral-stone stupas at Kandarodai near Chunnakam, on the Jaffna peninsula. Excavations date the site to around the 2nd century BCE, making it one of the peninsula's main Buddhist archaeological sites.

2nd c. BCE1-2 hrsMorning
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