Balalla Dimbulgiri Tampita Viharaya

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Balalla town is located on the Padeniya-Anuradhapura road in the Kurunegala district. Dimbulgiri Rajamaha Viharaya is located near the Balalla Wewa close to the main road. This temple lies 17 km from Padeniya and 9 km from Yapahuwa.

It is said that there were 7 Tampita Vihara temples associated with 7 rocks in this area. Some of them are Handungiriya, Devagiriya, Nilagiriya, Dimbulgiriya and Ambulgiriya. Tampita Vihara was a popular architectural feature during the Kandyan kingdom where the temple was built on a platform which was held on an array of pillars, mostly stone.

Balalla Dimbulgiri Tampita Viharaya is built on 16 stone pillars which are 99 cm high. A circumambulating path runs around the image house. It is 0.79 m wide in all four sides. The size of the image house is 4.14×2.71 meters and the building is 5.7×4.3 meters in size.

Please note that the location marked below on the google map is only an approximate location.

References

• https://www.samkathana.lk/images/pdf/final_grid.pdf

Also See

• Tampita Vihara of Sri Lanka Index
• Ancient Heritage Sites of Sri Lanka
• Other Places of Interest Within Close Proximity

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