Kuttam Pokuna or the twin ponds are another hydrologic engineering
marvels of the ancient Sri Lanka. These two ponds belong to the
Abayagiri aramic complex and probably been used by the monks for
bathing. The origins of these ponds are not known but it is thought to
have been built during the reign of King Aggabodhi I (575-608).
The
smaller pond (the northern) one has been constructed first and the
larger one at a later stage. They are connected through a pipeline at
the bottom. The northern pond is 91 feet (28 meters) long and the other
132 feet (40 meters) .
Water to these ponds have been supplied
through underground pipelines and the water is sent through several
filtering chambers before it falls on the northern pond through a mouth
of a dragon. The water from both ponds is drained from a small outlet in
the smaller northern pond.
Though the underground pipelines are no more, you can see 4 levels of filtering of the water before it enters the ponds.
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| Kuttam Pokuna |
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| Kuttam Pokuna Stairs |
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| Kuttam Pokuna The Five Hooded Naga Stone |
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