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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mr PERERA" data-source="post: 6768413" data-attributes="member: 176031">Tissamaharama Raja Maha  Viharaya & Other Historical Places. <img src="http://www.srilankanexpeditions.com/images/upload/map/map_copy85.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Tissamaharama (තිස්සමහාරාමය) is a town in south-eastern Sri Lanka. It used to be the capital of the Sinhalese Kingdom of Ruhuna as early as the 3rd century B.C. Only few buildings from that period can still be seen today. The large artificial Tissa Wewa lake, which was a part of a sophisticated irrigation  system, also dates from that time. Today, the town mainly serves as a starting point for visits to Yala National Park and Kataragama. Tissamaharama is one of the most pleasant towns in the southern coast.          The beautiful man-made tank (reservoir) in Tissa, Tissa Wewa  with          its remarkable bird life provides the scenic backdrop to the town.  Tissa          was the sanctuary in the deep south, where Sinhalese patriots fled to          rally support against marauding Dravidian invaders from Southern  India.          Known by the name of Mahagama (great town), it was one of the          principal settlements of the southern province of Ruhuna.          Mahagama was founded in the third century BC by a brother of the King           Devanam Piya Tissa of <a href="http://www.mysrilankaholidays.com/anuradhapura.html" target="_blank">Anuradhapura</a>,           & later rose to prominence under King Kavantissa, father of the  hero of          the nation, King Dutugamunu of Ruhuna.                 Modern Tissa is a bustling city with the main street lined with banks,           shops & little cafes and kiosks. Refreshing breeze from the  large          reservoir sweeps the town. The town in turn is bounded by a beautiful          expanse of paddy fields. In the midst of paddy fields stands most          impressive of Tissa's dagobas (stupas). The combination of cluster of          dagobas & two beautiful tanks lend Tissa a certain distinction  & a sense          of history making it in sharp contrast with the other towns of  southern          coast. Tissa Maha Dagoba (Tissa great stupa)         Most impressive is the restored Maha Stupa, built by King Kavantissa  in          the 3rd century BC located between Tissa town centre and the tank. It          was the largest dagoba in the island at the time. Today, for Buddhist          pilgrims, it is one of the sixteen most sacred sites (Solosmasthana)  in          the country. The dagoba has a circumference of 165m & stands 55.8m  high,          is enshrined with sacred tooth relic & forehead bone relic of  Buddha. <img src="http://www.mysrilankaholidays.com/gallery/tissamaharama-3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3661/3545666440_5f57c77df5_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3337/3634962970_cb44a2f119_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/3634155537_e36ddcc300_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3332/3634149117_bb7665972e_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2306/3544857089_99ff6ef0db_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1349/1228824190_272a6de172.jpg?v=0" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Tissa Wewa Rainwater  reservior         North of the modern town lies the beautiful Tissa Wewa, an expansive          artificial lake built by King Kavantissa in the 2nd century BC of the          ancient southern kingdom of Ruhuna. The shore nearest the town is  often          busy with crowds of people bathing & flock of aquatic birds  including          bitterns, herons & egrets skimming across the waters. A beautiful  walk          leads along the massive bund (embankment) which encloses the lake's          southern shore, shaded by a procession of majestic old trees. <img src="http://www.mysrilankaholidays.com/gallery/tissamaharama-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Yatala Dagoba         By the Tissa-Deberawewa road is Yatala Wehera, built 2300 years  ago by          King Yatalatissa with its surrounding wall of sculpted elephant heads  &          moat and large moonstone. There is also a large monolith with scorings           on one face that are believed to have been made by chains used to  tether          royal elephants. <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Tissamaharama_dagoba.jpg/800px-Tissamaharama_dagoba.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://www.mysrilankaholidays.com/gallery/tissamaharama-4.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />         Sandagiri Dagoba         Nearby stands the Sandagiri Dagoba, together with the remains of a           monastery complex. A walk around the dagoba provides us with an  insight          into the construction of the great dagobas. Santagiri (or Sandagiri)          dagoba, too was built by Kavantissa in the second century BC & now           restored to its original glory. (Sandagiri Stone) <img src="http://www.deepsouth.lk/Images/SandagiriStone.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Menik dagoba         We continue down the road for a couple of hundred meters to reach  the          Menik dagoba. Ruins of Galkanumandiya         The small cluster of pillars you pass en route is all that remains of          the Galkanumandiya, thought to be some kind of monastic building. <img src="http://www.mysrilankaholidays.com/gallery/tissamaharama-5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Wirawila Wewa (Wirawila rain water  reservoir) Bird Sanctuary         Between the northern & southern turn-offs to Tissa, the Hambantota           Wellawaya road runs on a causeway across the large Wirawila Wewa          (Reservoir). The best time for bird watching is early morning. Kirinda         Kirinda is a small but beautiful village on the southern coast of Sri          Lanka, 10 km south of Tissa & close to Kataragama. It has a  beautiful          beach and a Buddhist shrine built on a huge round rock. The area is  also          close to the Great and Little Basses reefs which provide some of the          most spectacular scuba diving in the country. Kirinda was used as a  land          base by Arthur C. Clarke's party when diving for the Great Basses  wreck          (Treasures of the Reef).                 One of the most well-known attractions in Kirinda is the statue of  Queen          Vihara Maha Devi, the heroine of the nation & mother of the hero  of the          nation, King Dutugamunu. This is situated on the spot where she is  said          to have landed after being set adrift on the sea from Kelaniya. <img src="http://www.mysrilankaholidays.com/gallery/kirinda-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://www.mysrilankaholidays.com/gallery/kirinda-2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://margosa-holiday.com/wp-content/gallery/kirinda-temple/kirinda-temple5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Add Rep++ If you like my tread <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/forum/%3Ca%20href=" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.content.sweetim.com/sim/cpie/emoticons/000203D1.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="http://www.sweetim.com/s.asp?im=gen&lpver=3&ref=11" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.content.sweetim.com/sim/cpie/emoticons/000203D1.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> Ela kiri aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! </blockquote>

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