One of the most prominent temples in Colombo Sri Lanka, the Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple is a must visit on tours to Sri Lanka. Designed by the renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa, Sri Lankan Dreams offers a range of Sri Lanka tour packagesthat allows you to visit this beautiful temple. A unique mix of Chinese, Sri Lankan and Taiwanese architecture, the most famous feature of this temple is the Seema Malaka assembly hall for monks) built on a scenic spot in the Beire lake attracting many tourists, both local and foreign. Founded by one of the most well known scholar monks of the era, Venerable Hikkaduwe Sri Sumanagala Nayaka Thero, the temple is over 120 years old and was initially a vocational training institute for monks. The temple has the typical features of a traditional Buddhist temple – the Chaithya, Bodhiya and the Vihara Mandiraya as well as a breathtaking Seema Malakaya located within the temple complex. The bronze statues located around the Seema Malaka are quite breathtaking, capturing the compassionate features of Buddha’s countenance ever so perfectly in their bronzed folds.
Jayani Senanayake is a writer who dabbles in travel and all things exotic. Under the pseudonym of Calliope Sage, she writes of the allures that must simply be discovered. Google+
