Best places: Religions in Kengalla, Sri Lanka

Sacred, historic temple said to be visited by the Buddha with paintings by a renowned artist.

👍 The History of this temple goes back to the time of Buddha but this area around Badulla (especially Uva Province) goes way back in to the time of 19th -18th century BCE. Emperor Rawana was ruling this country with Badulla as the capital. It is also believed that the War of Rama and Rawana took place...

👍👍 For those who are not aware of what a Basilica is, it is important to understand the word’s origin. Basilica originates from the Roman language and was meant to describe a large Roman public building, usually a court of justice. When Christianity spread in the Roman Empire, forming Roman Catholic se...

Carved during the reign of Dhatusena, this 12-m.-tall statue of the Buddha was hewn from granite.

👍👍 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.

👍 A very calming environment. Buddhist Monastery in the area. Well maintained. Very crowded on poya days. Many religious TV programs are conducted here.

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...

👍 St. Sebastian is undoubtedly one of the most illustrious martyrs honoured and venerated by the Catholic Church. After the Saints Peter and Paul, St. Sebastian is the third ‘Patron of Rome.’ He belongs to the class of ‘Military Martyrs’ of the early Christian Church. St.Sebastian is the Patron Saint...

👍 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.

Ancient Sinhalese rock temple with 4 Buddha statues, including 2 seated, 1 standing & 1 reclining.

👍👍 Maha Saman Devalaya or the Great Saman Temple (also called Sumana Saman Devalaya) is a shrine dedicated to deity Saman, situated at Ratnapura, Sri Lanka who is the presiding deity of the Sri Pada Mountain which is also called Samanthakuta meaning the mountain of Saman which is believed to have the l...

👍👍 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.

👍👍 Aukana Ancient Rock Temple is a sacred buddhist temple region that has numerous worth-seeing sacred residues including Aukana Buddha, a massive Buddha statue carved out of a large single rock, towering over 40ft height, being the specimen of excellent ancient sculpture technology of the nation. Bot...

👍👍 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. ❤

Catholic church with a columned, blue-&-white facade & colorful paintings decorating its nave.

👍👍 Very sacred temple🙏 You have to climb up to the Vihara geya, Bodhin wahanse and the pagoda. Further climb up and can get to the sacred huge Buddha statue which is visible to the highrises in Colombo.

👍👍 Dematamal Viharaya is an ancient historic temple situated close to Okkampitiya in Uva Province. According to historic books, Prince Saddhathissa used this temple to hide from his brother Prince Dutugemunu; hence the history of the temple dates back to 3rd Century B.C. The temple is situated in a cal...