Degaldoruwa Raja Maha Vihara
Degaldoruwa Raja Maha Viharaya lies in a simple village called Amunugama, close to Kandy. Renowned for its beautiful Kandyan era frescoes and architecture, this temple is one of those places one must not miss during their explorations in Kandy. The temple is situated just 4 kilometers north of the Mahaweli Bridge to the east of Kandy.
There are many folklores wrapped around the construction of the temple. The legend says that many centuries ago a farmer has come across a cleft between two large rocks. Inside the cleft he discovered many sickles made out of gold. The delighted farmer, from there on wards, borrows one golden sickle every day to farm and returns the borrowed sickle at the end of the day. His fields soon produced a rich harvest. The farmer knew it was the work of the golden sickle. With his success greed overtakes the farmer. He takes two sickles and forgets to return them back. Little did he know that the treasure was guarded by a guardian. The guardian notices that t...
There are many folklores wrapped around the construction of the temple. The legend says that many centuries ago a farmer has come across a cleft between two large rocks. Inside the cleft he discovered many sickles made out of gold. The delighted farmer, from there on wards, borrows one golden sickle every day to farm and returns the borrowed sickle at the end of the day. His fields soon produced a rich harvest. The farmer knew it was the work of the golden sickle. With his success greed overtakes the farmer. He takes two sickles and forgets to return them back. Little did he know that the treasure was guarded by a guardian. The guardian notices that t...
