Dondra Head

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Dondra Head is a cape on the extreme southern tip of Sri Lanka, in the Indian Ocean, near the small town of Dondra. The Galle Lighthouse and a vihara (Buddhist temple) are located in the vicinity. There was a temple to Vishnu with a gilt copper roof, destroyed by the Portuguese, and the place still attracts pilgrims today to the Dondra Fair and Perahera, held in the month of Esala (July-August).

Dondra Head was once the capital of the country.

[edit] See also

• Tondeswaram

[edit] References

• Devinuwara Official web site

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia. Coordinates: 5°55′N 80°35′E / 5.917°N 80.583°E / 5.917; 80.583