Right toward the end of the A$ route from Colombo to Batticaloa just passing Lahugala National Park there is a sign board to your right hand side with the sign of "Magul Maha Viharaya". Fast moving vehicles on the A4 could easily miss this historical location, but it worth to take a turn and come back to visit.

The lake with lotus on the way to main temple
The ancient dagaba

The temple now has few resent constructions and ancient ruins surrounded by a stone wall. Inside the wall there are ancient buildings which now in a fairly bad mood due to not paying enough attention.

Rock crafts
Two lions on each side of the Dagaba

The temple is said to be the place where father and mother of great king Durugamunu, King Kawanthissa and Viharamahadevi was married.

Temple ruins
The ancient dagaba

Among the ruins of Magul Maha Viharaya, there is a special moonstone which has elephants with their mahouts which is said to be the only one of that kind of moonstone found in Sri Lanka.

Fellow Photographers
Indian Crows

Muragal
Muragal

Poya day
Muragal