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Tempita Vihara
The Tampita Viharaya at the temple has been built during the Kandyan revival of this temple. A Tampita Viharaya is a structure built on a wooden platform which rests on number of stone stumps usually 3-4 feet high. The roof is held by a structure built of timber and the walls are generally made of wattle and daub. Walls inside the image chamber is more or less always covered in murals drawn mainly in Kandyan style. The Tampita Viharaya at the Sulugulu Rajamaha Viharaya is built on fairly high