Address Haththikuchchi Buddhist Viharaya, Rajanganaya, Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka Diety Buddha Introduction Haththikuchchi Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist monastery complex situated in Rajanganaya, Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. Puranic Significance The ruins of the Haththikuchchi ancient monastery complex extend in an area of about 300 acres. A large number of rock and cave inscriptions dating from […]
Category: Dilapidated Temples
Bijbihara Pit Shiva Temple- Jammu and Kashmir
Address Bijbihara Pit Shiva Temple- Bijbehara, Anantnag district Jammu and Kashmir -192124 Diety Shiva Introduction The sculptures found at Bijbehara, a town in Anantnag district of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are considered the earliest ones in distinct Kashmir style of sculptures. The pit temple next to the river is said to be […]
Dedigama Kota Vehera (Suthigara Chethiya) Buddhist Temple-Sri Lanka
Address Dedigama Kota Vehera (Suthigara Chethiya) Buddhist Temple- Dedigama, Kegalle district, Sri Lanka Diety Buddha Introduction Kota Vehera (also known as Cuthighara/Suthighara Cetiya) is an ancient Stupa located in the village of Dedigama in Kegalle District, Sabaragamuwa province, Sri Lanka. The site can be reached by traveling along the Nelundeniya – Galapitamada road (B540) about […]
Lavana Sri Kaleshwari Temple, Gujarat
Address Lavana Sri Kaleshwari Temple, Lavana, Mahisagar district Gujarat 389230 Diety Amman: Kaleshwari Introduction The Kaleshwari Temple is dedicated to Goddess Kaleshwari, located in Lavana Village in Khanpur Taluk in Mahisagar District of Gujarat, India. Puranic Significance The Kaleshwari Mata Temple, situated at the northern end of the Ghummat Walu Mandir, consists of a Mandapam […]
Lahugala Magul Maha Viharaya Buddhist Temple- Sri Lanka
Address Lahugala Magul Maha Viharaya Buddhist Temple- Lahugala, Sri Lanka Diety Buddha Introduction Magul Maha Viharaya is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Lahugala, Ampara District of Sri Lanka. The temple lies on the northern edge of the Lahugala National Park, about 22 km off from Siyambalanduwa town and about 11 km off Pottuvil town. […]
Lahugala Kota Vehera Buddhist Temple- Sri Lanka
Address Lahugala Kota Vehera Buddhist Temple- Colombo – Batticaloa Hwy, Lahugala, Sri Lanka Diety Buddha Introduction Lahugala Kota Vehera or Kota Vehara Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Lahugala, Ampara District, Sri Lanka. The temple is located in Pansalgoda Grama Niladari division of Lahugala DS and lies on Colombo – Batticaloa […]
Deliwala Kota Vehera Buddhist Temple, Sri Lanka
Address Deliwala Kota Vehera Buddhist Temple, Deliwala, Rambukkana Kegalle District, Sri Lanka Diety Buddha Introduction Deliwala Kota Vehera is an ancient Stupa located in the village of Deliwala in Kegalle District, Sri Lanka. It is considered as one of the earliest Stupas in the country. The colossal Stupa can be identified as the most interesting […]
Galteshwar Mahadev Temple- Gujarat
Address Galteshwar Mahadev Temple- Sarnal Village, Kheda District, Gujarat 388245 Diety Galteshwar Introduction The Galteshwar is dedicated to Shiva, located at Sarnal village near Dakor in Kheda district, Gujarat, India. Puranic Significance The information from the Aparajtaprccha, a 12th-century Gujarati text influenced by the Malwa text Samarangana Sutradhara, indeed suggests that the temple was likely […]
Takht-I-Rostam Buddhist Monastery – Afghanistan
Address Takht-I-Rostam Buddhist Monastery – Aybak, Afghanistan Diety Buddha Introduction Takht-e Rostam or Stupa of Takht-e Rostam is a stupa buddhist monastery complex 2 km south of the town of Haibak. Built in the 3rd-4th century AD while the area was part of the Kushano-Sasanian Kingdom the complex is carved entirely from the bedrock and […]
Tapa Sardar Buddhist Monastery- Afghanistan
Address Tapa Sardar Buddhist Monastery- Ghazni, Afghanistan Diety Buddha Introduction Tapa Sardar, Tepe Sardar or Tepe-e-Sardar, is an ancient Buddhist monastery in Afghanistan. It is located near Ghazni, and it dominates the Dasht-i Manara plain. The site displays two major artistic phases, a Hellenistic phase during the 3rd to 6th century CE, followed by a […]