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The Stupa of Somawathiya
Somawathiya Chaitya — 20 km from Polonnaruwa
STUPA ON THE FLOODPLAINPhoto by Plpm2021 on Wikimedia CommonsOne of the only stupas where the approach road runs through a national park with wild elephants.
A stupa on the Mahaweli floodplain inside Somawathiya National Park, north of Polonnaruwa. Tradition holds it enshrines a tooth relic of the Buddha, and the shrine draws large crowds on poya days.
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8.1209° N, 81.1689° ECarto · OSM
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