Cultural · Kataragama · Southeastern Region
The White Stupa at Kataragama
Kiri Vehera — North end of the Kataragama sacred precinct
THE DOME AT NIGHTPhoto by Parakrama on Wikimedia CommonsOne of the Solosmasthana — the sixteen holiest Buddhist pilgrimage sites on the island — and the end-point of the Kataragama temple walk.
A 29-meter white stupa at the northern end of the Kataragama sacred complex, traditionally attributed to a regional king of the early Anuradhapura period. Donor inscriptions found on site date its veneration to at least the 2nd century CE.
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6.4240° N, 81.3324° ECarto · OSM
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