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The Mahaweli Stupa

Kotmale Mahaweli Maha Seya — In Kotmale town

The white dome of Mahaweli Maha Seya above the Kotmale valleyDOME ABOVE THE VALLEYPhoto by Meshaun de Silva on Wikimedia Commons
In Kotmale townPhoto — Meshaun de Silva

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.

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7.0696° N, 80.6046° ECarto · OSM