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The white dome of Mahaweli Maha Seya above the Kotmale valley
DOME ABOVE THE VALLEYPhoto by Wikipedia: Kotmale Mahaweli Maha Seya on WikipediaIn Kotmale town

CULTURAL

The Mahaweli Stupa

Kotmale Mahaweli Maha Seya · Central

Visit

1-2 hrs

Best

Morning

Region

Central

Built to replace temples drowned by the Kotmale reservoir — the dagoba's terrace overlooks the water that covers them.

A white dagoba on a ridge above the Kotmale valley, built under the Mahaweli development programme to replace shrines submerged by the Kotmale reservoir. The terrace looks down the length of the valley.

1-2 hrsMorning
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