Best places: Buddhist temples in Gannoruwa, Sri Lanka

👍👍 I respect all the religions and i visit to all the religious places. Today i visited to getambe temple this is very peaceful place. And the environment is very peaceful i just love this place.

Large temple featuring rituals & services around the sacred Tooth Relic, the canine tooth of Buddha.

👍👍 A very pleasant experience. It is a place of worship of lord buddha. Situated near Kandy and is able to reach this place within 30 minutes from Kandy City. This place is very calm and quiet. Situated in a mountain top. The road is newly carpeted and is easily accessible. Has a huge car park. We went...

👍 According to the literature and history, this is the first place visited by Gouthama Buddha some 2500 years back. Temple is just minutes away from town. Ample parking, not very clean though. Mix of ancient structures and new buildings gives a nice blend.

👍👍 This is one of the most popular Buddhist Temple and also the Main Monastery of Mahamevnawa Chain of Buddhism and Buddhist Meditation practicing centres worldwide. If anybody visits Sri Lanka, they must have a visit to this place as well as better to get some knowledge about the Theravada Buddhism an...

👍👍 Most famous Buddhist temple.Ridi Viharaya  is a 2nd-century Buddhist temple in the village of Ridigama, Srilanka. Built during the reign of Dhutugamunu of Anuradhapura, the temple is considered as the place where the silver ore, which provided silver to complete Ruwanwalisaya one of the largest stup...

Surrounded by rocks, this historical Buddhist temple features caves containing religious murals.

👍👍 Ranawana Purana Raja Maha Viharaya is situated in Yatinuwara, Pilimathalawa. It is one of the most beautiful temples in Sri Lanka and is tightly bound with nature. Apart from the usual characteristics of a temple, this temple has a trail in to the forest. ❤

👍👍 "Break the Bamiyan Buddha Statue and the Rambodagalla Buddha Statue" When the Taliban demolished the Bamiyan Buddha statue, a group of young people had gone to the monastery who had taken the lead in building the Rambodagalla Buddha statue. 1 of them proposed to break Islamic mosques, just as the...

👍 The stupa came from an idea by the former Minister of Mahaweli Development Gamini Dissanayake. The stupa was built in commemoration of over 50 submerged temples and the people who lost their properties as a consequence of the Mahaweli Development Projects in the early 1980s. The Mahaweli Developmen...

👍 Beautiful place. We can see the area from the top is amazing. In the top only one can stay and others needs to step down for some stairs for give space for the one who comes down from the top. Its very narrow, very much difficult to come down through the tiny space. And also Saivate temple(God Murug...

👍👍 ⛰️ Athugala is a beautiful place with breathtaking views. You'll find ample free parking near the temple, providing plenty of space for visitors. The best part is, entrance to the temple is completely free! To reach the rock, you have two options: either climb the rock or use the carpet road. 👴 Fo...

👍👍 Buddhist Monastery and the Head monastery of asgiri chapter. Clean and calm place. Wearing white clothes here would be ideal

Steep stairs lead to hilltop views from this Buddhist place of worship with a souvenir shop.

👍👍 This “Athkanda Viharaya” is a crypt temple. it is note in “Maha wanshaya” this was built king “Suratissa”. But it is  in  many time reconstruction.  In this temple there are two idol make of stone. it cover by mortar and the  robe design the  style of the Kandy. This idol make of stone belonging to...

Stone remains of an 8th-10th century Hindu Dravidian style temple & Sri Lanka's center point.

👍👍 Standing tall in Kurunegala, the Ethugala Buddha Statue exudes an aura of tranquility and spirituality. This majestic statue, overlooking the landscape, is a symbol of serenity. A must-see for those seeking to immerse themselves in the beauty of art and devotion. 🕊️🌄 #EthugalaBuddha #SacredSerenity

Buddhist temple dating back to the 14th century, with paintings, sculptures & carved inscriptions.

👍👍 It must be said that it is a magnificent palace. Even to a man looking at the outside of the palace, it looks artistic. The way the statues are carved inside the palace is amazing. The paintings on the walls are impressive. The Mihindu Vihara at the entrance is soothing. Finally wants to say th...

👍👍 Bambaragala is one of the most picturesque site with a panoramic view of Dumbara Mountain range.The site consist rock caves that was dedicated to practice Vidarshana Bhavana from ancient times. The site dates back 2000 years and it consist 59 rock caves. As per the Brahmi Script assigned to early A...