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The brick dome of Neelagiri Seya stupa in the Lahugala jungle
THE EXCAVATED DOMEPhoto by Wikipedia: Neelagiriseya on Wikipedia5 km from Lahugala

CULTURAL

A Stupa Buried in the Jungle

Neelagiriseya · Southeastern Region

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Half-day

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Morning

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Southeastern Region

Its relic chambers were opened only in recent years, yielding gold reliquaries — archaeology in progress rather than a finished monument.

A vast brick stupa mound in the jungle near Lahugala, under excavation by the Department of Archaeology since the late 2010s. The dome, attributed to the early kings of Ruhuna, is the largest stupa in the Eastern Province.

Half-dayMorning
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