Jethavanaramaya Monastery

Jethavanaramaya Monastery is one of the most largest monastery in the heritage city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It's original height of 122m (400ft), making it was the tallest stupa and third largest structure in the ancient world but now its remaining 71m (233ft). King Mahasena was in Anuradhapura kindom, started the construction of Jethavanaramaya Stupa and his son of King Maghavanna completed the construction. According to the history, portion of the the Buddha's sash as the relics has been deposited in this sacred stupa. Compound of the stupa covers approximately 5.6 hectares and estimated to housed approximately 10,000 buddhist monks.

Sri Maha Bodhi - Anuradhapuraya

Rich in historical value, the holy city of Anuradhapura is where the sacred tree Jaya Sri Maha Bodhiya is found. It is revered for being the southern branch of the ancient Sri Maha Bodhiya at Bodhi Gaya in India , which provided shelter for Lord Buddha as he attained enlightenment. The sacred bodhi tree is central to Anuradhapura in both a spiritual and physical sense. It was grown from a cutting brought from Buddhgaya in India and is said to be the oldest historically authenticated tree in the world; tended by an uninterrupted succession of guardians for over 2200 years, even during the periods of Indian occupation.

Today thousands of devotees come to make offerings, particularly on poya (full-moon) days and weekends. Sunset is a magical time to visit.