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Parakrama Samudra

July 24, 2018


Camera | i phone 5s
Photography | vishwa thiranga ekanyake
Location |  Polonnaruwa

Parakrama Samudra (or King Parakrama's sea or the Sea of King Parakrama) is a shallow  reservoir, consisting of three separate reservoirs connected by narrow channels in Polonnaruwa ,sir lanka.

The northernmost reservoir is the oldest and referred to as Topa wewa(Sinhalese wewa = lake or reservoir) built around 386. The middle section Eramudu wewa and the southernmost portion, at the highest elevation, is Dumbutula wewa, both sections were added and the reservoir expanded during the reign of King Parâkramabâhu 



Camera | i phone 5s
Photography | vishwa thiranga ekanyake
Location |  Polonnaruwa

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