The ceremony of the enshrinement of sacred relics in the Rajagala Stupa which is conserved under the Rajagala Archaeological project, being carried out by the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in collaboration with the Department of Archaeology of Sri Lanka, was held in Ampara under the precedence of honorable Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe, Prof. Sampath Amaratunge;...Read More
In 2014, the small tank in the Rajagala archaeological premises, which had been ruined over thousand years, was reconstructed by the funds of University of Sri Jayewardenepura under the mediation of the Vice-Chancellor at that period, as a felicitation to the founding Vice-Chancellor, most honorable Ven. Weliwitiye Sri Soratha Thero. In order to remark the...Read More
Before the deposition of sacred relics at Rajagala Ancient Temple in Ampara, undergraduates and public were given the opportunity to worship them on 11th October 2018. Senior Prof. Sampath Amaratunge who placed the sacred relics on the special stage first made his offerings. Also, Prof. D. P. S. Chandrakumara Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Dr....Read More
The second session of the Rajagala excavation project commenced on the 21st of May 2018 in accordance to the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Deccan College, India. The excavation project which comes to an end on the 2nd of June 2018 has been a remarkable success. The delegates from Deccan University...Read More
The Department of History and Archeology of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura launched another international level excavation at the Rajagala site from the 21st of May 2018 to the 2nd of June 2018. The excavation was commenced once again in Rajagala upon the success of the joint excavation project with the Department of Archaeology Sri Lanka in 2016....Read More
