The history of Kotte Raja Maha Vihara dates back to the Kingdom of Kotte. During the reign of King Parakumbha VI (1415-1467) the construction of the temple was begun and completed in all aspects with the royal patronage. King built the temple closer to his royal palace, to do the necessary duties to the Sangha community. The vibrant pageant of the Vihara is an annual event that attracts large crowds to enjoy traditional dancing of the country – Kandyan, Low Country, Sabaragamuwa, and some modern items
In Sri Lanka, Handy Craft offers the widest selection of handicrafts. Prices are significantly lower than in other stores. The majority of the items are of good quality. From masks to simple embroideries as well as most of the souvenirs the tourists finds interesting. In Western province the handcraft culture has the deeper roots dating back to the ancient kingdom eras. Batik – Traditional clothing with beautiful patterns and pictures, handlooms with exceptional embroidery arts, to wooden crafts of various souvenirs and even little trinkets can be found in Western Province without a doubt.
Baptism Church Hanwella is one of the oldest churches in Colombo dating back to 1820 and consider as the first ever baptism Church Sri Lanka had. Nestled in Hanwella, Colombo the Hanwella church has the reputation of conducting the baptism at that time that seemed to embrace the Lord.
Ancient remains of great civilizations always shrouded with greatest stories. Sri Lankan monuments are no different from the norms of such remains, always attributing to the folklore of the community. One of such monument that has a great historical value and is shrouded by the folklore is Rankoth Viharaya in Panadura. According to the legend of the temple, it was erected upon the soils of the land that proven anyone can triumph over the adversaries, - a tale of a cobra being attracted by an army of frogs on the land and later the landlord decided to changed into a temple land. The inception and construction of the temple has no great centuries due to its inception on past two centuries. First half of the centuries passed the temple was called Galwala or Galkanda Viharaya, but with a addition to the temple – the gold pinnacle, the temple was named after Golden-Pinnacle Temple or also known as the Rankoth Viharaya. Another folklore surrounded and proven true, about the Viharaya is the great debate known as Panadurawadaya was held in this temple. The great debate is over the teachings of Christianity and Buddhism with a overwhelmed victory favors to Buddhism, thus becoming the premier educational center for Buddhist teachings. In architecture’s point of view the image house is the prominent feature of the temple, consisting with two parts the inner shrine and the walled ambulatory area. The walls and the ceiling of the ambulatory area are filled with paintings of Jathaka Katha, the depiction of hell, the life story of Lord Buddha, amongst them the 'Maara Parajaya' – the defeat or taming of the devil, the Lord Buddha cremation ceremony, the distribution of the relics are the best and most infamous.
