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Talavatu means something in the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Source: archive.org: Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1963Talavatu is the name of an ancient canal that existed in the Polonnaruva (Polonnaruwa) district of Ceylon (Sri Lanka).—The Sinhalese Chronicles say that Mahāsena dammed the Kāra-Gaṅgā and brought the water to Miṇṇeriya tank along the Talavatu canal. The Kāra-Gaṅgā is mentioned in the Pali Chronicles much later: Parakkamabāhu I (1153-1186) dammed it and conveyed water along the Ākāsa-Gaṅgā (present Aṅgamadilla-ala) to Parakkamasamudda at Polonnaruva.
Vijayabāhu I (1055-1110) restored Tilavatthuka canal and filled Maṇihīra tank once again: the name Tilavatthuka or Talavatu is preserved in present Talvatura Oya which flows into Miṇṇeriya tank. Apparently the Tilavatthuka canal was that branch of the main Ālisāra canal which fed Miṇṇeriya tank. Talavatthu-vihāra, probably also known as Mahāsena-vihāra, was restored by Mānavamma (684-718): this vihāra, in all probability, was close to the Tilavatthuka or Talavatu canal.
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Full-text: Talavatthu-vihara, Tilavatthuka, Mahasena-vihara, Minihiri, Karaganga, Manihira, Minihoru, Angamadilla, Akashaganga.
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