YUDAGANAWA (Cave at)

Monaragala (Monaragala District - LK)
6.766700,81.233300
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An unspecified sacred cave or rock shelter of historical interest (note 1). SITUATION: SURVEY OF SRI LANKA (a.i. before 1984) toposheet -Buttala- indicates Yudanagawa (N06°46': E081°14') about 1 km north along a minor off to the north from a T-junction, which lies on the highway A4 and about half a kilometre west of Buttala (note 2).CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: Both the cave near the ancient site of Yudaganawa and the –>Katugahagalge have historical and religious associations (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1974: 242; 1983: 244).An unspecified sacred cave or rock shelter of historical interest (note 1). SITUATION: SURVEY OF SRI LANKA (a.i. before 1984) toposheet -Buttala- indicates Yudanagawa (N06°46': E081°14') about 1 km north along a minor off to the north from a T-junction, which lies on the highway A4 and about half a kilometre west of Buttala (note 2).CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: Both the cave near the ancient site of Yudaganawa and the –>Katugahagalge have historical and religious associations (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1974: 242; 1983: 244).

Documents

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Histoire

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1908: Fritz and Paul Sarasin excavated (SARASIN 1939; DERANIYAGALA 1980: 155). Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

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