Driving in-land via City of Gems - Our precious memories in Sri Lanka
August 1st 2008 The places we visited on this leg of journey :
Maha Saman Devala
This is a shrine dedicated to the god Saman. The god Saman is (a Buddhist deity) considered to be the guardian of Ratnapura. When the Portuguese captured Ratnapura, the ancient shrine that stood at this location was destroyed and a Portuguese church was constructed on top of it. When the Kandyan kingdom recaptured Ratnap
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