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Maha Kali Amman Temple is a Hindu temple situated in Mutwal, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is dedicated to Mahakali, the Hindu goddess of destruction and doomsday. The temple is believed to have been in existence since the Dutch Period (17-18 centuries A.D.). [1] The main festival of the temple is held in January every year. [1]
Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara [13] [14] Mahiyanganam Built during the lifetime of Buddha, it is the first ever stupa to be constructed in Sri Lanka. The temple enshrines a lock of hair given by Buddha to Saman, a local chieftain and later a Buddhist deity, during his first visit to the island, 9 months after attaining enlightenment. [15] 6th ...
Sri Vishvanatha Swamy Temple (Sivan Temple), Myalaney, Chunnakam Sri Visvalinga Maha Kanapathy Temple, Vannarpannai North West Sri Visvareswaraswamy Temple, Karaikkal, Inuvil East, Kondavil
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a Sacred Fig tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is said to be a sapling from the historical Bodhi tree under which Buddha became enlightened. It was planted in 288 BC and is said to be the southern branch of the Sri Maha Bodhi Bodhgaya India, also the oldest living human-planted tree in the world with a known planting date.
Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya is a Buddhist temple situated in Bellanwila, Colombo District, Sri Lanka. [2] Located around 12 km south to the Colombo city, near Dehiwala - Maharagama road, the temple attracts hundreds of devotees daily and is famous for its annual Esala Perehera festival which usually takes place in the month of August or September.
Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa shining in the middle of the beautiful paddy with a height of approximately 120 feet is a great stupa housing 8 relics of Lord Buddha and 1000 relics of Angulimala Maharahath Thera. Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa is the only stupa in the world that has the largest number of relics of Angulimala Maharahath Thera.
Follow all the latest live coverage of today's match in the live blog below: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka. 08:31. Teams will be announced at the toss. Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka. 08:30.
The (modern) history of arañña senasana or forest hermitages of Sri Lanka runs back to 1951, when Ven. Kadawedduwe Sri Jinavamsa Mahathera (sometimes spelled Jinawansa) Thera, with the guidance of Matara Sri Nanarama Mahathera, founded the Galduva Aranya, which was to become the centre point of the Śrī Kalyāṇī Yogāśrama Sanstha - the first Association of meditation monasteries in Sri ...