Gangarama Viharaya
Gangaramaya is one of the oldest Buddhist temples in
Colombo, started by the famous scholar monk Hikkaduwe
Sri Sumangala Nayaka Thera in the late 19th Century. This
Buddhist temple includes several imposing buildings and
is situated not far from the placid waters of Beira Lake
on a plot of land that was originally a small hermitage
on a piece of marshy land. It has the main features of
a Vihara (temple), the Cetiya (Pagada) the Bodhitree,
the Vihara Mandiraya, the Seema malaka (assembly
hall for monks) and the Relic Chamber. In addition, a
museum, a library, a residential hall, a three storeyed
Pirivena, educational halls and an alms hall are also on
the premises