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Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba

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Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
Ruwanwelisaya Dagoba
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Monday12am - 12am
Tuesday12am - 12am
Wednesday12am - 12am
Thursday12am - 12am
Friday12am - 12am
Saturday12am - 12am


The Ruwanwelisaya is a stupa, a hemispherical structure containing relics, in Sri Lanka, considered sacred to many Buddhists all over the world. It was built by King Dutugemunu c. 140 B.C., who became lord of all Sri Lanka after a war in which the Chola King Ellalan, was defeated. It is also known as Mahathupa, Swarnamali Chaitya, Suvarnamali Mahaceti and Rathnamali Dagaba. This is one of the Solosmasthana and the Atamasthana . The stupa is one of the world's tallest ancient monuments, standing at 103 m and with a circumference of 290 m . The original stupa had been about 55 m in height and was renovated by many kings. The Kaunghmudaw Pagoda in Sagaing, Myanmar is modeled after this stupa.The stupa was a ruin in the 19th century. After fundraising efforts by Sinhalese bhikkhu, it was renovated in the early 20th century. The Ruwanveli Seya Restoration Society was founded in 1902 and the final crowning of the stupa took place on 17 June 1940.
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