Velgam Vehera

Velgam Vehera is a historical situated in Kanniya, , . It also known to Hindus as Natanar Kovil. Historically Velgam Vehera was one of important Buddhist temples in the country, worshiped by both Sinhala and Tamil Buddhists.
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Velgam Vehera

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Latitude
8.64578° or 8° 38′ 45″ north
Longitude
81.17086° or 81° 10′ 15″ east
Open location code
6MW3J5WC+88
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4001647876
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q22910742

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Sinhala—“Velgam Vehera” goes by many names.
  • Burmese: “ဝီလဂါမ ဝိဟာရ”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “فيلجام فييرا”
  • Sinhala: “වෙල්ගම් වෙහෙර”
  • Sinhala: “වෙල්ගම්වෙහෙර විහාරය, ත්‍රිකුණාමලය”

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