A toll station once stood where the road to Kurunegala joins the main road. A resthouse once also stood, the building then becoming a government-operated school. The school recorded 68 boys and 1 girl in 1887, with 74 students in 1893.[1]
Former arachchies of the village include Herat Mudiyanse Kalu Banda (1855), Mudiyanselage Punchirala (1862), Ekanekege Ukku Banda (1863), Harasgama Walawwe Tikiri Banda (1867), Herat Mudiyanselage Kiri Banda (1872), Mawatupola Welege Punchirala (1882), Herat Mudiyanselage Ukku Banda (1882), and Wijekon Mudiyanselage Kalugalage Kirala (1888).[1]
A Buddhist dewale sits in Alawatugoda, standing on a mass of bare granite rising a few feet above the surrounding land. It was a place of sanctity during Kandyan times. Tradition states that the temple possessed a Sannas from King Walgambahu that was lost in the Rebellion of 1818. Close to the dewale was a vihara; both were burned by a party of English soldiers from Trincomalee, only the dewale having been rebuilt. A bo-tree growing from a hollow in a rock below the dewale is said to conceal the entrance to a "potgula", or cave, where sacred books are buried. Others claim the spot as the original site of the vihara, and as of the writing of Archibald Campbell Lawrie's 1896 gazetteer of the province, plans were made by worshippers to build a daboga at the site.[1]
^ abcdeLawrie, Archibald Campbell (1896). A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon (excluding Walapane). State Print. Corporation. pp. 12–16. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
alawatugoda, alawathugoda, sinhala, අලවත, village, lanka, located, north, kandy, road, matale, within, kandy, district, central, province, alawathugoda, අලවත, ඩvillagealawathugoda, saman, devalaya, alawathugoda, අලවත, ඩshow, lankaalawathugoda, අලවත, ඩshow, ind. Alawathugoda Sinhala අලවත ග ඩ is a village in Sri Lanka It is located 14 km 9 mi north of Kandy on the road to Matale within Kandy District Central Province Alawathugoda අලවත ග ඩVillageAlawathugoda Saman Devalaya in AlawatugodaAlawathugoda අලවත ග ඩShow map of Sri LankaAlawathugoda අලවත ග ඩShow map of IndiaCoordinates 7 24 10 080 N 80 36 37 080 E 7 40280000 N 80 61030000 E 7 40280000 80 61030000CountrySri LankaProvinceCentral ProvinceDistrictKandy DistrictDivisional secretariatAkurana Divisional SecretariatTime zoneUTC 5 30 Sri Lanka Standard Time Contents 1 History 2 Alawatugoda Dewale 3 Demographics 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editA toll station once stood where the road to Kurunegala joins the main road A resthouse once also stood the building then becoming a government operated school The school recorded 68 boys and 1 girl in 1887 with 74 students in 1893 1 Former arachchies of the village include Herat Mudiyanse Kalu Banda 1855 Mudiyanselage Punchirala 1862 Ekanekege Ukku Banda 1863 Harasgama Walawwe Tikiri Banda 1867 Herat Mudiyanselage Kiri Banda 1872 Mawatupola Welege Punchirala 1882 Herat Mudiyanselage Ukku Banda 1882 and Wijekon Mudiyanselage Kalugalage Kirala 1888 1 Alawatugoda Dewale editMain article Alawathugoda Saman Devalaya A Buddhist dewale sits in Alawatugoda standing on a mass of bare granite rising a few feet above the surrounding land It was a place of sanctity during Kandyan times Tradition states that the temple possessed a Sannas from King Walgambahu that was lost in the Rebellion of 1818 Close to the dewale was a vihara both were burned by a party of English soldiers from Trincomalee only the dewale having been rebuilt A bo tree growing from a hollow in a rock below the dewale is said to conceal the entrance to a potgula or cave where sacred books are buried Others claim the spot as the original site of the vihara and as of the writing of Archibald Campbell Lawrie s 1896 gazetteer of the province plans were made by worshippers to build a daboga at the site 1 Demographics editHistorical populationCensus Pop Ref 1881661 1 1891352 1 See also editList of towns in Central Province Sri LankaReferences edit a b c d e Lawrie Archibald Campbell 1896 A Gazetteer of the Central Province of Ceylon excluding Walapane State Print Corporation pp 12 16 Retrieved 19 August 2022 External links editDepartment of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka nbsp This Kandy District Central Province Sri Lanka location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alawatugoda amp oldid 1166757930, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
