Yatala Vehera

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Yatala Vehera is an ancient Buddhist stupa dating back to the 3rd Century B.C, located in Deberawewa - Thissamaharama in Hambantota District of Sri Lanka. The stupa is built on a stage made of large flat granite stones and has a surrounding wall of sculpted elephant heads, a moat and a large moonstone. It is believed that the stupa was built 2300 years ago by regional king Yatala Thissa of Ruhuna to commemorate the place where he was born. However some believe that the stupa was built by regional king Mahanaga, father of Yatala Thissa to mark the birth of his son.

In various historical documents and chronicles, this stupa has been also referred as Mani Chethiya and Yattalaya. It is not known what was enshrined in this stupa but a large number of relic caskets has been discovered in the stupa. It is believed that this stupa was offered to Arhant Arittha Thero, who was the first Sinhalese arhant, by the regional king of Ruhuna. This stupa is also believed to be the first stupa built in the kingdom of Ruhuna. The restoration work of the Yatala dagaba commenced in 1883 AD and It took over a century to complete the restoration. A small opening has been left in the renovated stupa to observe the different phases of construction.

Yatala Vehera is believed to be built by regional king Mahanaga in the 3rd century BC on the grounds which his queen delivered a son. This stupa has been identified as Mani Chethiya and Yattalaya in various historical documents and as Dalada Dagoba in some inscriptions found at the site.

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Om Hambantota-distriktet

Hambantota er en landlig by i det sydøstlige kystområde af Sri Lanka. Det er også hovedstaden i Hambantota-distriktet i den sydlige provins i Sri Lanka. Omkring 240 km fra Colombo er Hambantota midt i en omdannelse til et strategisk havne- og handelscenter og gennemgår omfattende infrastrukturudvikling. Flankeret af vidtstrakte sandstrande er Hambantota et bekvemt sted at besøge nærliggende seværdigheder.

Bundala Nationalpark ligger 20 km øst for Hambantota, og Weerawila-helligdommen ligger lidt længere væk. Ruhuna Nationalpark og Kataragama-templet er andre attraktioner, der er let tilgængelige fra denne by.

Om den sydlige provins

Den sydlige provins i Sri Lanka er et lille geografisk område, der består af distrikterne Galle, Matara og Hambantota. Selvforsørgelseslandbrug og fiskeri er den vigtigste indtægtskilde for langt de fleste af befolkningen i denne region.

Vigtige vartegn i den sydlige provins inkluderer naturreservaterne i Yala og Udawalawe Nationalparker, den hellige by Kataragama og de gamle byer Tissamaharama, Kirinda og Galle. (Selvom Galle er en gammel by, er der næsten intet bevaret fra før den portugisiske invasion.) I den portugisiske periode var der to berømte singalesiske digtere ved navn Andare, som var fra Dickwella, og Gajaman Nona, som var fra Denipitiya i Matara-distriktet, som komponerede digte om almindelige mennesker.

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