Kaluthara Bodiya | කළුතර බෝධිය
The Kalutara is the one of the main city in Sri Lanka which located in Western Province and nearly 83Km away from the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport. The Place called “Kalutara Bodiya” is the iconic landmark in Kalutara as well as Sri Lanka. It has a great history and located on Galle Colombo main road aside with Kalu River. Kalutara bodhi tree is one of the 32 saplings of Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi which was planted during the period of king Devanampiyathissa. The history of the Kalutara bodhi tree run over until the 2nd century BC at Anuradhapura. Kalutara bodhi later becomes one of the sacred places among the Sinhala Buddhist people in Sri Lanka. After the Portuguese assumed control over the control of Maritime Provinces of Sri Lanka in the sixteenth century, the site of the Kalutara Bodhiya was changed over into a fortification most likely because of the vital significance of its area. Kalutara Bodhi location was used as an administrative location by Portuguese, the Du...