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The 38 m (125 ft) long Kalutara Bridge was built at the mouth of the Kalu Ganga River and serves as a major link between the country's western and southern border. The name Kalutara is a name broken from the name Kalutota. The name Kalugantota became Kalutota and then Kalutara.
Kalutara District is located in the south-west of Sri Lanka and has an area of 1,598 square kilometres (617 sq mi). [1] It is bounded by Colombo District in the north, Ratnapura District in the east, Galle District in the south, and the Indian Ocean in the west.
Kalutara, North: No. 717-D-Kalutara North: Kalutara: 6 June 2008: Buddha shrine with frescoes [12] Official residence of high court judge: Kalutara, South: Kalutara: 8 July 2005 [14] Palatota ammunition store: No. 723E Palatota: Kalutara: 23 February 2007 [15] Paragasthota Sri Sudharsanarama Vihara: No. 844 - B Dickhena: Millaniya: 23 January 2009
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The Kalutara Chaitya is a Stupa (buddhist shrine) located immediately south of the Kalutara Bridge in the Kalutara District of Sri Lanka. It is one of only a few hollow Buddhist stupas in the world and its interior contains 74 murals , each depicting a different aspect of the Buddha 's life. [ 1 ]
It was located in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. In 1574, Portuguese forces, commanded by Diogo de Melo de Castro, devastated the area south of Colombo destroying numerous shrines and temple. In late 1594 Portuguese forces, led by Jerónimo de Azevedo, captured the town of Kalutara. In 1622 the Portuguese and built a fort on the site of the destroyed ...
Kande Vihara (Sinhalaː කන්දේ විහාරය) is a major Buddhist temple in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. The temple has got its name 'Kande vihara' (Mountain temple) as it is built on top of a hill located near to Aluthgama town. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka.
The Kalutara Bodhi Trust (KBT) was established by Sir Cyril de Zoysa, a prominent lawyer, senator and notary public, with the help of six other lawyers in November 7, 1951. [7] The prime objective of the Kalutara Bodhi Trust is the “Protection and Nurturing of Historic Kalutara Bodhiya”. [8] Sir Ernest de Silva was the first chairman of the ...