Kaludiya Pokuna Forest


Kaludiya Pokuna Archeological Forest Site is a forest with archeological remains in Kandalama, in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka.

Etymology

The term Kaludiya Pokuna means black water pond or black water pool in the Sinhalese language.

Archeological remains

Kaludiya Pokuna was settled in the 2nd century BC as a monastery complex. This archaeological site features the remains of an uposathaghara building used for monks rituals, a cankamana path, parivena residential cells, bathhouses, and lavatories.