Medirigiriya Vatadage, Polonnaruwa - History of the monastery - Picture of Medirigiriya Vatadage - Visit Medirigiriya Vatadage on your trip to Polonnaruwa - Medirigiriya Watadageya in Sri Lanka - Medirigiriya Vatadageya and Monastery Complex

Medirigiriya Vatadage is situated in a beautiful surrounding has a history going in to the pre-Christian times. The brami characters found on the bricks and the some of the stone carvings is an indication of the long history of this site. The first reference to this site in the chronicles is during the king Kanittha Tissa (192-194) of the Anuradhapura Era. Later many kings have contributed to this complex and finally after the invasion of Maga this site too was abandoned when the Sinhalese migrated to the southern parts unable to withstand the torture.

Medirigiriya Vatadage, Polonnaruwa - History of the monastery - Picture of Medirigiriya Vatadage - Visit Medirigiriya Vatadage on your trip to Polonnaruwa - Medirigiriya Watadageya in Sri Lanka - Medirigiriya Vatadageya and Monastery Complex
Medirigiriya Vatadage, Polonnaruwa - History of the monastery - Picture of Medirigiriya Vatadage - Visit Medirigiriya Vatadage on your trip to Polonnaruwa - Medirigiriya Watadageya in Sri Lanka - Medirigiriya Vatadageya and Monastery Complex
Medirigiriya Vatadage, Polonnaruwa - History of the monastery - Picture of Medirigiriya Vatadage - Visit Medirigiriya Vatadage on your trip to Polonnaruwa - Medirigiriya Watadageya in Sri Lanka - Medirigiriya Vatadageya and Monastery Complex
Medirigiriya Vatadage, Polonnaruwa - History of the monastery - Picture of Medirigiriya Vatadage - Visit Medirigiriya Vatadage on your trip to Polonnaruwa - Medirigiriya Watadageya in Sri Lanka - Medirigiriya Vatadageya and Monastery Complex
Medirigiriya Vatadage, Polonnaruwa - History of the monastery - Picture of Medirigiriya Vatadage - Visit Medirigiriya Vatadage on your trip to Polonnaruwa - Medirigiriya Watadageya in Sri Lanka - Medirigiriya Vatadageya and Monastery Complex

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