Mountains have always fascinated human imagination. And there we were gazing up at the wooded hill in front of us just a few minute’s drive from the city of Colombo. This was the Ambulgama Raja Maha Viharaya. Vaguely we could make out a series of lines or where the natural rock curved protectively to make … Read more
Balapokuna Raja Maha Vihara (Sinhala: බලපොකුණ රජ මහා විහාරය) is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Pamankada, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located near the 6th-mile post junction on Colombo-Batticaloa main road. The temple has been formally recognized by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 6 … Read more
It was a temple where Sri Lankan Buddhist history was made. Deepaduttaramaya built initially in 1785 was the first Buddhist temple in Colombo and was home to Ven. Migettuewatte Sri Gunananda Thera, the leader of the famous ‘Panadura Vadaya’ and a great orator. It was where the Buddhist flag was designed and hoisted for the … Read more
Gangaramaya Temple (Sinhala: ශ්රී ගංගාරාම මහාවිහාරය śrī gangārāma mahāvihāraya, Tamil: ஸ்ரீ கங்காராம மகாவிகாரம் Srī Gaṅgārāma Makāvikāram) is one of the most important temples in Colombo, Sri Lanka, being a mix of modern architecture and cultural essence. Located on the Beira Lake, it was completed in the late 19th century. ArchitectureThe temple’s architecture demonstrates an eclectic … Read more
Isipathanaramaya Temple is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Located in Havelock Town it was built in 1916 by Duenuge Disan Pedris, a wealthy merchant, in memory of his only son Henry Pedris who was executed by British officials for alleged incitement of racial riots in 1915, which were proven false. … Read more
Kotte Raja Maha Vihara ( Sinhala: කෝට්ටේ රජ මහා විහාරය) is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Western province, Sri Lanka. It is located near the historic building Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama at the Pita Kotte junction on Kotte Road. The temple has been formally recognized by the Government as an archaeological … Read more
Kshetrarama Maha Vihara (also known as Kekirideniya Pansala) (Sinhala: ක්ෂේත්රාරාම මහා විහාරය හෝ කැකිරිදෙනිය පන්සල) is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Lakshapathiya area, approximately 1.2 km (0.75 mi) from the Katubedda junction on Colombo-Galle main road (A2). The temple has been formally recognized by the Government … Read more
Sambodhi Chaithya (also sometimes called Buddha Jayanthi Chaithya) is a stupa, a Buddhist shrine, built with reinforced concrete. The stupa is located in Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka. It was designed by renowned Sri Lankan engineer A. N. S. Kulasinghe and construction began in 1956 to commemorate the Sambuddhatva Jayanthi by the Colombo Port Commission and … Read more
Samudrasanna Vihara ( Sinhala: සමුද්රාසන්න විහාරය) is a historic Buddhist temple situated at Mount-Lavinia in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is located near to the Templers Road junction on the Colombo-Galle main road. The temple has been formally recognized by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on … Read more
Seema Malaka (Sinhala: සීමා මාලකය) is a Buddhist temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The temple is mainly used for meditation and rest, rather than for worship. Situated in the Beira Lake, the temple was originally constructed in the late 19th century. Seema Malaka is a part of the Gangaramaya Temple and is situated a few … Read more
Siri Perakumba Pirivena ( Sinhala: සිරි පැරකුම්බා පිරිවෙණ) is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Western province, Sri Lanka. It is located at the entrance to Ethul Kotte on Sri Jayawardenepura Mawatha Road (B240). The temple has been formally recognized by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation … Read more
Sri Pushparama Vihara ( Sinhala: ශ්රී පුෂ්පාරාම විහාරය) is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Ratmalana, Western province, Sri Lanka. It is located at Sri Dharmarama junction on the Colombo-Galle main road. The temple has been formally recognized by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. The designation was declared on 23 February … Read more
Sri Subodharama Raja Maha Vihara (Also known as Karagampitiya Vihara) is a historic Buddhist temple situated at Dehiwala in the Western province, of Sri Lanka. The temple is located at the Dehiwala junction on the Colombo-Galle main road, about 9 miles south of Colombo city. The temple has been formally recognized by the Government as … Read more