Nissanka Latha Mandapaya
Nissanka Latha Mandapaya is a unique structure in the ancient
city of Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka. A màndapa is a pillared structure that is
open on all sides and protects the person(s) inside from the sun with a roof.
By definition, as of the 20th century, mándapas, as temporary structures, are
built inside a house or a building and serve as recitation platform during
remembrance ceremonies for the dead.
Built by King Nissanka Malla (1187-1196) and named after him, it
is located near the western entrance of the Dalada Maluva, the area that
contains the oldest and most sacred monuments in the city. A nearby stone
inscription identifies this as the building used by Nissanka Malla to listen to
pirith (chanting of Buddhist scriptures)

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