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Lahugala, Ampara District, Eastern Province · 6.8675°, 81.7367°
A Buddhist temple at Lahugala in the Ampara District whose image shrine, stupa and sacred fig all survive in good condition. Tradition assigns its completion to King Kavantissa in the second century BCE, though other accounts credit King Dhatusena of the fifth century CE.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Magul means 'wedding' in Sinhala: the site is said to mark where Kavantissa married Viharamahadevi after the sea carried her miraculously ashore, and the foundations of the Magul Maduwa wedding pavilion are still shown there.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Ruhuna
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