Shiva devalaya in Polonnaruwa which is one of the 14 Hindu shrines is dedicated to God Shiva in Polonnaruwa. This shrine was built by Chola invaders who ruled ancient Sri Lanka during 13th century AD. The shrine is located in Polonnaruwa and between the royal palace complex of the King and the sacred quadrangle. The devalaya is a fully stone work and a pandyan architectural style construction.
Further, this is a witness to say so that South Indian invasions also made an impact to the Hinduism and Hindu culture in Sri Lanka. Nowadays the ruined devalaya is added into the category of the ruined monuments around the ancient city of Polonnaruwa. You will find an exclusive item or a place called Shiva lingum. It is still worshiped by both Hindu devotees and pilgrims. In fact devotees believe that the women can have babies as a result of worshipping Shiva Lingum. (The devale consists the male lingum and female yoni - these represents the male and female reproductive organs with respect) The roof built over the shrine is not present and it was almost finished with bricks and stones. Sri Lanka is a multi cultural and a multinational country since from the past.
Thus the kingdom of Polonnaruwa provides pieces of evidence to say so that we had international contacts throughout the world. Being located at the center of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka was gradually moved into the attention of the foreign community. As a result of that, we had to face a number of invasions on behalf of peace and prosperity. The bronzes in mature choler style which were found from the Siva Devalaya of Polonnaruwa are now secured at the Colombo museum. Later they were led into the treasure hunters as well as thieves. The Siva devala of Polonnaruwa was excavated by the department of Archeology and recovered. Anyway, now the site is clear and can be explored without any disturb. Please don’t take polythenes, plastics, and other harmful items to the place. You must keep the entire site clean.