Seruvila Mangala Raja Maha Viharaya
It is an ancient Buddhist temple in the Trincomalee district in the eastern province, among the sixteen holiest Buddhist shrines in Sri Lanka which was built during the reign of king Kavan thissa, Prince of Ruhuna during 2nd century BC, containing the sacred forehead bone of Lord Buddha.
This vihara can be reached by land and sea .the sea route begins at Trincomalee to Muthur on boat and another 16Km by roads and the land route in via kantale , to allai which is approximately 45Km through dense forest .This beautiful viharaya is visited by thousands of devotees throughout the year.
During the ancient time, this temple is known to have gone through some turbulent times. Specifically, during the time of the Chola and Pandya invasions that took place during the 11th century,which left the temple in a condition of long negligence. In the 1920s, however, the rediscovery of the place of worship located in the vicinity of some dense jungle land scrapes and has been restored ever since. Dagaba was rediscovered by Ven. Dambagasane Sumedhankara thero, with the assistance of the Archeological department, the stupa and the remains of the ancient structure was restored in 1931. It is believed that three viharas existed at this particular spot built during the period of three former buddhas named Kakusandha , Konagamana and Kussapa with their reliefs enshrined. Gautama Buddha who was the last Buddha in this eon had personally visited this place and offered eight handfuls of “Sapu Flowers''.
