Rajagala Bhuddist Ruins
This ancient City is commonly accepted to have the most extensive collection of stone ruins in an designated area the Rajagala ruins are special due to many reasons. Still considered as the unexplored area where exploration is still ongoing by the archaeology department, the Rajagala ruins offer some thing unique to visitors. the half built Buddha statues, the stone water works that guard it ( all of which still work) and as of 2018 more than 700 ruins have been identified and documented.
The stone inscriptions from various periods provide insight into civilization in ancient Sri Lanka and is considered to be some of the most accepted validations of the arrival of Buddhism to Sri Lanka known as the advent of Arahat Mahinda, the son of Emperor Asoka of India to Sri Lanka bringing with him the sublime Dhamma of the Buddha, during the reign of King Devanampiyatissa is much significant, as this event changed the entire social, political, national, religions and cultural attitudes of the people of Sri Lanka.
A large number of primary cave paintings of an unknown period and some wall paintings of the Anuradhapura period could be seen in this sacred area and if your a history buff this could be the ideal getaway for your frolic among some monuments dating back to the 3rd B.C
