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Kaludiya Pokuna Forest
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Kaludiya Pokuna Archeological Forest Site (කළුදිය පොකුණ පුරාවිද්යා භූමිය) is a forest with archeological remains in Kandalama, in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]
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Etymology
The term Kaludiya Pokuna (කළුදිය පොකුණ) means black water pond or black water pool in the Sinhalese language. [4]
Archeological remains
Kaludiya Pokuna was settled in the 2nd century BC as a monastery complex. This archaeological site features the remains of an uposathaghara building used for monks rituals, a cankamana path, parivena residential cells, bathhouses, and lavatories.[5]
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Pagoda at Kaludiya Pokuna
Former monasteries at Kuladiya Pokuna
Stairs to main site at Kuladiya Pokuna
Medieval Sinhala inscription slab at Kaludiya Pokuna
Pagoda at Kaludiya Pokuna
Black pond at Kaludiya pokuna
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