Suduhumpola is a village in
Kandy District
Kandy District (, ) is a district of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Its area is 1,940 km2 (750 sq mi).
Administrative divisions
Ethnic groups and religion
Major cities
Suburbs of city of Kandy
* Peradeniya
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,
Central Province,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
. It lies 1.5 miles from
Kandy
Kandy (, ; , ) is a major city located in the Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the Sinhalese monarchy from 1469 to 1818, under the Kingdom of Kandy. The city is situated in the midst of ...
on the foothills of the
Hanthana Mountain Range
The Hanthana Mountain Range lies in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, south-west of Kandy
Kandy (, ; , ) is a major city located in the Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It was the last capital of the Sinhale ...
, in
Kandy Four Gravets and Gangawata Korale.
History
Suduhumpola originates with the Suduhumpola Raja Maha Vihara, completed in 1777, according to
Archibald Campbell Lawrie's ''A Gazetteer of the Central Province''.
Another tradition states it was completed in 1769 by
Kirti Sri Rajasinha of Kandy
Kirti Sri Rajasinha (Sinhala language, Sinhala: කීර්ති ශ්රී රාජසිංහ, Tamil language, Tamil: கீர்த்தி ஸ்ரீ ராஜசிங்கம்; 1734 – 2 January 1782) was the second Nayaks ...
. Tradition relates that when the king visited the temple, a white cloth was laid for him to step on, hence the name "Suduhumpola" meaning "where the white cloth was laid".
Demographics
See also
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List of towns in Central Province, Sri Lanka
Central Province, Sri Lanka, Central Province is a Provinces of Sri Lanka, province of Sri Lanka, containing the Kandy District, Matale District, and Nuwara Eliya District. The following is a list of settlements in the province.
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References
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Populated places in Kandy District