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Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya
The temple’s institutional history records destruction under Portuguese rule and later rebuilding.
Kelaniya · Western Province
Rebuilt
As documented: 2026-09-28Approximate locality
6.9531°, 79.9185° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
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The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Destruction · intentional causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
1510 AD · date in temple history
The temple’s own history attributes destruction of its medieval predecessor to the Portuguese.
eventAttributed · further checking neededThe temple’s own history attributes destruction of its medieval predecessor to the Portuguese.
This date is reported by the institution; comparison with other chronologies remains necessary.
- Kelaniya through ages ↗Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateAttributed · further checking needed1510 · date in temple history
- Kelaniya through ages ↗Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorAttributed · further checking neededPortuguese colonial forces
- Kelaniya through ages ↗Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
The consulted account describes a later rebuilt shrine.
- Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya — Wikipedia article and bibliography ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Source context
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Temple institutional history retrieved in search text. Its date 1510 requires comparison with longer histories; no exact date independently established.
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