Ruins of Kadurugoda Vihara temple, Jaffna

Description and is it worth a visit

Kadurugoda Vihara or Kantarodai ruins is the ruins and archaeological site of an ancient Buddhist temple dating back to the heyday of Anuradhapura. The exact time of construction has not yet been established, so the appearance of the temple is still attributed to a long period from 377 BC.E. to 1017 ad. E. for believers it is not just ruins, but also a sacred place, since it is one of the few surviving Buddhist temples in the north of Sri Lanka, where the Hindu religion The sacred Bodhi Tree Grows Here.

Excavations here began at the beginning of the last century. Then coins, statues of Buddha and Bodhisattva, as well as more than 50 stupas were found. Most of the exhibits went to museums, there are only about 20 ancient pagodas. Anyone can visit the Archaeological Park. You can walk around the territory and explore the ruins discovered by archaeologists, but you can not get close to the pagodas, they are fenced. In general, it will take no more than 10 minutes to visit the place.