Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo

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  Kavin Henry

  :: 26 March 2018 17:59:22

  Very nice temple. Very calm and loads of statues. Something to see there. A must go!! You can't purchase anything here. Make sure you donate some rupees to temple

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  sandaruwan herath

  :: 10 March 2018 20:46:35

  This is a very nice temple to visit which is situated in a calm environment. There are thousands of Buddha statues... very calm and silent place...

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  Joe Sidonio

  :: 26 January 2018 11:35:52

  Rs 300 gets you into Gangaramaya Temple - the temple of the hair: so called because it contains a piece of the Buddha’s hair. It's possibly one of the strangest temples a tourist can find. It is a hoarder's paradise. It's as if someone decided they were going to collect everything from every period regardless of their value. There is even a collection of vintage cars including two old Rolls Royce’s which were used on Queen Elizabeth’s visit. There are old cameras, sets of cutlery, rifles, swords, pairs of glasses, the trivia of people's lives but, unlike most museums, these are simply placed in cabinets without labels or explanation. The temple itself is beautiful. At the time I visited there were very few tourists and it was great just to wander round and soak up the ambiance.

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  Yash Khavanekar

  :: 22 January 2018 11:11:08

  Today Gangaramaya serves not only as a place of Buddhist worship; it is also a centre of learning. The temple is involved in Buddhist welfare work including old peoples' homes, a vocational school and an orphanage. The temple is uniquely attractive and tolerant to congregation members of many different religions. It has also been instrumental in establishing the Buddhist temple, the Buddhist Center in New York and the Buddhist Centre in Tanzania , thereby helping to propagate the Dhamma in other countries.

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  Prashant Kumar

  :: 25 December 2017 22:37:46

  Whats good The temple will take you by surprise with the sheer volume of artifacts kept there. There are sculptures on the wall and ten different kind of Buddha statues. The chants keep you in the harmonious mode. Whats not good Foreigners are charged LKR 300 while it is free for the locals. What to do Move around and appreciate the art. Photography is allowed thanks to the money paid.