Spiritual tranquility is a rare phenomenon in the busy streets of Colombo city, yet standing tall spreading the soothing praying sounds and spiritual tranquility is the architectural wonder of Islamic religion the Red Musjid. Built in early 20th century, the red Musjid is one of the finest arts in Colombo with theme in red and white stripped painting to its architectural designs. As the mixture of Indu-saracenic, Indu-saracenic, Indian, gothic and neo-classics well as the British Colonial architectural styles, the red Musjid has various names denoted to its beauty; such as , Rathu Palli, Samman Kottu Palli, Red Mosque. The inspiration for this religious architecture was the pomegranate fruit. With the pomegranate as its base shape, the domestic, ceilings, harem windows the wooden carvings of pillars, the bright chandelier eventuate the shrine's profile.
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Our Lady's Church was established in 1820 by the Chetti community of Colombo and renovated in 2009. It is located at 13 New Chetty Street, Colombo. The name Our Lady of Sorrows comes from the Latin translation of Mater Dolorosa. In 1990, the Archbishop of Colombo announced it as the New Chetty Street Church for the Kochchikade parishioners. There are about 2000 Catholic families in this parish.
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
Belonging to the Colombo district in the broader of the Gampaha, the Kaduwela Rankadu Pattini Dewalaya wields many auspicious wonders. As a sacred ground for Buddhism and Hinduism the Dewalaya holds many historical significance and cultural, heritage and authenticity of the Sri Lankans. The most eye-catching events of the dewalaya is the annual procession commonly known as the 'Perahera'; an auspicious event that the people of Sri Lanka looking forward to every year on June fulmoon day known as the Poson Full Moon Pooya Day, the day when the Buddhism first introduced to Sri Lanka officially over two millenniums. The day filled with traditional dancing, arts and crafts, dramas, rituals, exhibitions and many more. Uniqueness * The Poson Full Moon Pooya Day Procession * The Gonpita Perahera - and unique procession in Sri Lanka even for locals which included cattle instead of the tuskers.
