Mahiyangana
Sri Lanka · Uva Province
Mahiyanganaya is a town situated close to the Mahaweli River in Badulla District, Uva Province of Sri Lanka. It is said that Gautama Buddha visited Mahiyanganaya on the Duruthu full moon poya day in order to settle a dispute arose between Yakkas and Nagas and this was his first ever visit to Sri Lanka. Then the Buddha preached Dhamma to Sumana Saman, a leader in this area, to whom the Buddha gave a handful of his hair relic so that people could worship. After that Sumana Saman built a golden chethiya in which the sacred hair relic was deposited.
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Things to do in Mahiyangana
- Village Experience by Sorobara Lake from Mahiyanganaya · 6 h · from $76.80
- Dambana Aboriginal Village Tour from Mahiyanganaya · 8 h · from $48
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Practical facts
- Local time
- UTC+5:30 · 11.5 h ahead of Costa Rica
- Region
- Uva Province
- On the map
- 7.33° N, 81.00° E
Near Mahiyangana
- Kandy · 41 km away
- Nuwara Eliya · 49 km away
- Ella · 51 km away
- Kadugannawa · 54 km away
- Sigiriya · 73 km away
- Nallathanniya · 77 km away
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Where to stay
G.M.T. Sorabora Village Hotel
10/10 · 4 reviews
The Heaven Sorabora
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The Nest
9.1/10 · 41 reviews
Adaviya Resort
9/10 · 1 reviews
Rainbow Villa
8.8/10 · 19 reviews
Mapakada Village - Wild Trails & Lake Retreat - Mahiyanganaya
8.7/10 · 167 reviews
Elephyard Retreat
8.6/10 · 68 reviews
Hotel white house mahiyanganaya
8.3/10 · 34 reviews
Kevans Casa
8.2/10 · 51 reviews
G.M.T.SORABORA VILLAGE HOTEL
8.2/10 · 22 reviews