Panduwasnuwara

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History of Panduwasnuwara goes as far back the 6th century BC, the time of King Panduwasdeva (504-474 BC) who is credited with building Panda Wewa reservoir around 450 BC which is considered the first man made great reservoir in the world. Mahawamsa, the great chronicle of Sri Lanka, records that king Mahadathika Mahanaga (9-21 AC) presenting gifts to a Samanera bhikku of the Pandawa Vehera in the 34th chapter. In the 60th chapter it describes repairing of Panda Wewa by king Vijayabahu I (1070-1110) and in the 68th chapter king Parakramabahu (1153-1186) expanding the Panda Wewa and building a three storied palace and a stupa on the island of the Panda Wewa. According to Parker, the Panda Wewa had extended upto thePanduwasnuwara city the current building identified as the palace complex may have been an island in the extended Panda wewa which is no more today.

However, most of the ruins found today in the ancient city of Panduwasnuwara belongs to the era of king Parakramabahu (1153-1186) who set up his temporary capital in this city in the 12th century.

According to Parker, the ancient manuscript “Pardhana Nawarawal” (principle cities) published in the 14th century provides a detailed description of Panduwasnuwara city along with other cities such as Kurunegala, Yapahuwa and Kandy. According to this manuscript , the city was founded by Panduwas Raja who also built a reservoir for the city. It also states that the original city had the honour of being built by Vishwakarma, the divine builder acting under the instructions of god Indra.

The fortifications of this kingdom consist of an elcosing wall of fourty feet thick and seven feet high faced with brickwork on both sides. A seven feet deep and a 10 feet wide (at the bottom) ditch has been cut outside the enclosing wall. Parker believes that this ditch would have been fed by the Panda Wewa where the sound end of its embankment would have ended at the edge of the city.

Today, there is no city or village named Panduwasnuara other than a polling division. The closest town to the ruins is Hellipola and the ancient city lies at the Kottampitiya Junction which is sometimes informally called Panduwasnuwara Junction. You can reach Panduwanuwara Archaeology Site by traveling 35km from Chillaw, 18 km from Kuliyapitiya or 17 km from Wariyapola on the Chillaw road.

Temple Complex I

The ruins of the temple complex I as marked above lies isolated from the rest of the ruins due the main road, in front of the Panduwasnuwara National School. You will be able to see a Bodhigara, Pohoyageya and some remains of the embankment of the ancient Panda Wewa.

The Bodhigara at this location is the mo

Kurunegala ringkonnast

Kurunegala on Sri Lanka Wayamba provintsi ja Kurunegala ringkonna pealinn. Kurunegala oli kuninglik pealinn vaid 50 aastat, 13. sajandi lõpust kuni järgmise sajandi alguseni, kuigi juba enne seda oli see strateegiliselt paigutatud teiste majesteetlike kindluste keskele, nagu Yapahuwa põhjas, Dambadeniya lõunas ja Panduwasnuwara idas. Ethagala, 316 meetri kõrgune kalju, kõrgub linna kohal, mis asub 116 meetri kõrgusel merepinnast. Ethagala kuju meenutab elevanti. Transpordisõlmena on seal raudteejaam ja mitu peateed, mis ühendavad riigi olulisi osi. Kurunegala asub umbes 94 km kaugusel Colombost ja 42 km kaugusel Kandyst. Enamik Kurunegala elanikest kuulub singalite enamusse. Teiste etniliste vähemuste hulka kuuluvad Sri Lanka maurid, Sri Lanka tamilid, kodanikud ja malaiid. Rahvusvähemuste elanikud elavad linna kõikides osades, kuid märkimisväärsed mauride ja tamilite kogukonnad elavad ka Teliyagonna ja Wilgoda piirkondades.

Loodeprovintsist

Loodeprovints on Sri Lanka provints. Kurunegala ja Puttalami ringkonnad moodustavad Loodeprovintsi ehk Wayamba. Selle pealinn on Kurunegala, kus elab 28 571 inimest. Provints on tuntud peamiselt oma arvukate kookospähkliistanduste poolest. Teised peamised linnad selles provintsis on Chilaw (24 712) ja Puttalam (45 661), mis on mõlemad väikesed kalurilinnad. Enamik Wayamba provintsi elanikkonnast on singali päritolu. Puttalami ümbruses on ka märkimisväärne Sri Lanka mauride vähemus ning Udappu ja Munneswaramis elavad Sri Lanka tamilid. Piirkonna teisteks silmapaistvateks tööstusharudeks on kalapüük, krevetikasvatus ja kautšukipuude istandused. Provintsi pindala on 7888 km² ja rahvaarv 2 184 136 (2005. aasta arvutus). Wayamba on Sri Lanka suuruselt kolmas riisikasvatuspiirkond.

Wayambal on kõrgelt arenenud põllumajandus, kus lisaks traditsioonilistele istanduskultuuridele, nagu kookospähkel, kautšuk ja riis, kasvatatakse mitmesuguseid puu- ja köögivilju, õistaimi, vürtse ja õliseemneid. Rikkalik muld ja mitmekesine kliima annavad Wayambale potentsiaali praktiliselt iga põllukultuuri kasvatamiseks. Wayamba ehk Loode-provintsis asuvad iidsed budistlikud kaljutemplid, suurejoonelised tsitadellid Panduwasnuwara, Dambadeniya, Yapahuwa ja Kurunegala. Nende tsitadellide, paleede, budistlike templite ja kloostrite muljetavaldavad varemed pakuvad külastajatele põnevaid vaatamisväärsusi.

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