Pasikudah
A resort town on the east coast, 35 km northwest of Batticaloa, known for a wide, shallow bay where calm water runs far out over the sand. Its neighbour is Kalkudah, and the town is home to a Mariamman temple.
- Where
- Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 7.7333, 81.6167
Get the Pasikudah stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pasikudah. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Eastern Province volume with your photos and a note.
Near Pasikudah
Batticaloa Fort 9.7 km
A small fort built by the Portuguese in 1628 on an island in the lagoon at Batticaloa. The Dutch captured it on 18 May 1638, and from 1795 it was used by the British.
Batticaloa Lagoon 20 km
A long, narrow estuarine lagoon of about 11,500 hectares on the east coast, the largest of three in its district. The city sits on the land between its waters and the Indian Ocean, and it is famous for the singing fish heard on still nights.
Gal Oya National Park 64 km
A park founded in 1954 around Senanayake Samudraya, the largest reservoir in Sri Lanka, made by damming the Gal Oya at Inginiyagala in 1950. Its elephant herd can be seen all year, and boat safaris on the reservoir watch them cross between islands.
Somawathiya Chaitya 65 km
An ancient Buddhist stupa and temple in the plains near the border of the Polonnaruwa and Trincomalee districts. It is said to enshrine a tooth relic of the Buddha and draws pilgrims across the Mahaweli flood plain.
Thirukkovil Temple 72 km
The chief Hindu temple of this east coast town, dedicated to Chitravelayudhar, once guardian deity of Mattakkalappu Desam and honoured as the principal temple of the Batticaloa region. Chola, Kotte and Kandyan kings all kept close ties with it.
Hatadage 72 km
A relic shrine built by King Nissanka Malla to hold the Tooth Relic of the Buddha, in the sacred quadrangle of Polonnaruwa. Only its brick and stone walls survive, and in a chamber inside stand three Buddhas carved from granite.
Polonnaruwa Vatadage 72 km
A circular relic house in ancient Polonnaruwa, the best preserved of its kind in the country. It was built either by Parakramabahu I for the Tooth Relic or by Nissanka Malla for the Buddha's alms bowl, and four seated Buddhas face its four entrances.
Rankoth Vehera 72 km
A large stupa built by King Nissanka Malla, who ruled from 1187 to 1196, closely modelled on the Ruwanweli stupa of Anuradhapura. Its name means gold pinnacled stupa, and with the Kiri Vehera it is one of the two most revered in Polonnaruwa.
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Questions
Where is Pasikudah?
Pasikudah is in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Batticaloa Fort (9.7 km), Batticaloa Lagoon (20 km), Gal Oya National Park (64 km).
How do I get the Pasikudah stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pasikudah and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Eastern Province volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Pasikudah before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Eastern Province volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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