Ruins - Devagiri Rajamaha Viharaya

The Mahavansha mentions that the temple was under the patronage of king Devanampiyathissa and the renovation work was carried out during the regin of king Agbo the I st.

According to an oral slogan belonging to the temple, the Dageba Monastery and the ruined Vihara built at the Wellmangodalla in a jungle area near the place where the Kolamunu oya falls to the Deduru oya have been constructed.

The 35 feet high dagaba on the floor that sank beneath the earth.
A two storied bonanza to the west of the Dagaba.
Large 30 feet tall rich house in that direction
To the south of that rich house are three Buddha statues made of stone and 41 cubits with 12 cubits of statue.
To the east of the temple is a square rectangular house with three Buddha statues.
Atapattam house with seven Buddha statues in that directionand the great Bodhi in the same direction.
A vatadage near the Bodhiya
A wall of two hundred and five cubits in length and a hundred seventy five cubits in width
A garden out side the west wahalkada
Monastery near the east Wahalkada
A tank at a place near the south Wahalkada and also little distance away.
In between is a monastery
12 Great ponds
A flower garden outside the North Wahalkada

This temple has existed since ancient times as a temple with 'Panchawasa' building which can be traced back to ancient Sri Lankan temples

Seemamalakaya - the building with standard restrictions for the conduct of monks and disciplines.
Stupa - It is the stupa where the sacred relics of the Buddha are placed.
Bodhi - The only living sacrifice used by the Buddha
Pratimaghara - Bulidings with statues erected for the Buddha.
Pirivena - Building complex for monks lodging and academic education.

Inspecting the remains of buildings on the ground, you can identify the foundations and remnants of other buildings, besides the ruins of the pirivena monastery and the large statue.

The wall around the shrine compound and its four Wahalkada and the preserved poya house are examples of the ancient glory of the temple.

The magnificence of the temple can only be seen from the gateway to the wahaldakada which is made of huge stone pillars.

The north south and east sides of the wahalkada have been severely damaged and the constrction of the Wahalkada can not be clearly identified, but the western Wahalkada can be seen well built.

There are several large stone pillars on the entire foundation and the Archeology Department has confirmed that.

It is clear from the ruins that the rich house built of brick and stone pillars had two or more floors.

Apart from the ruins of the buildings there are many archaeological evidence that show the history of the temple.

A broken standing Buddha statue made of black stone

Two scales of a statues with broken

More sculptures of smaller statues

A small statue head with tiles and bricks

Large sized ceilings and rough looking and rectangular pillars.

The fleats of the cheevara of statues with broken heads are similar to pre historic cheevara.

Uniteral represents can be seen as Anuradhapura era. As the archeological experiments are not finished correct asseement can’t be done. But at present archeological conservation is going on at the premises.