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A Stupa Beside the Lahugala Tank

Lahugala Kiri Vehera — 10 km from Pottuvil

The stupa of Lahugala Kiri Vehera near PottuvilBRICK DOME AT LAHUGALAPhoto by L Manju on Wikimedia Commons
10 km from PottuvilPhoto — L Manju

Elephants from the adjoining park graze within sight of the stupa in the dry season.

A brick stupa near Lahugala village between Pottuvil and Monaragala, on the edge of Lahugala Kitulana National Park. It is grouped with the nearby Magul Maha Viharaya as remains of the ancient Ruhuna kingdom's eastern monasteries.

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6.8699° N, 81.7197° ECarto · OSM