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Significance: A milestone on a Royal journey
It is another temple built around the legend of King Sri Sangabodhi, the pious King of Sri Lanka. Alleged to have built by a minister of the King Gotabaya named Diyamottawa, the temple rests on the top of a rocky mountain affording a look over the Gampaha district and beyond. The legends surrounding the temple holds that a man made vessel in the rocky mountain was used to store the sacred relics for the stupa of the
Attanagalla temple, which was been built in memory of King Sangabodhi, who donated his head to a passerby, nearly 1700 years ago. A man made perforation had been found on the top of the mountain by archeologists during the last century and was assumed to be the container of the relics. The vessel, which was about two feet deep and sixteen square feet in area, had been dug in to the stone and had had a lid, which was lost eventually. Today a stupa had been built around the hole revering the memory of the relics but preventing further archeological investigation. Many artifacts, including broken moon stones and Korawakgala or the stone hand rails, found in and around the temple strengthen the legend around the temple while many villages still hold names relating to the tale.
Getting There
Dathukanda is situated at Kalalpitya, Pasyala of Attanagalla D.S |
Access By Road |
Route1: Colombo –> (kandy Road) –> Yakkala –> Nittambuwa -> 4th Mile Post -> Kalalpitiya sub Post Office |
Route2: Katunayake –> Minuwangoda –> Veyangoda –> Nittambuwa –> 4th Mile Post -> Kalalpitiya sub Post Office |
Weather and Season
December to February | Low probability of rain. |
March to April | Inter-monsoon season. Higher probability of rain in the afternoons. |
May to July | Monsoon season. High probability of Rain when Monsoons are active. |
August, September | Can be quite dry. |
October, November | Inter-monsoon season with high probability of tropical depressions. High probability of rain. |
Attractions and activities
- Activities at Dathukanda: Photography , Hiking , Pilgrimage
- Near by Attractions: Attangalla Temple
Accommodation Options
- Ranathisara Hotel, 51, Kandy Road, Nittambuwa. 033 2287309
- Apsara Resort, Kandy Road. Malwatta, Nittambuwa. 033-2292564
- The Haven, 26th Mile Post. Kandy Road, Nittamhuwa. 033-2285609
Look for more accommodation options in this area, search for keywords “Nittambuwa, Yakkala, Gampaha” in Lakdasun forum accommodation options
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Notes, Tips and Special Remarks
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