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Hiruwalpola Sri Pushparamaya Ancient Viharaya lies between Bingiriya (on Chilaw – Panduwasnuwara road) and Dummalasuriya (on Madampe-Kuliyapitiya road). The temple lies 7.5 kms from Bingiriya and 8.8 kms from Dummalasuriya.
Tampita Vihara was a popular architectural feature during the era of Kandyan kingdom where the temple was built on a platform that was held on an array of pillars, mostly stone.
The Hiruwalpola Tampita viharaya lies on 20 rock pillars 82.5 centimeters tall. A circumambulating path has been built around the inner chamber which is the image house. The front of this path is 1.30 meters wide and the two sides and the rear of the path is 56cm wide, barely enough for a person to walk. The inner chamber (image house) is 3.30 meters long and 2.51 meters wide. The whole structure is 5.16 meters long and 3.63 meters wide.
In 1900, the Tampita Viharaya underwent renovations under the guidance of Uḍadeṇiya Piyadassi Thero, during which a maṇḍapa was added to the front of the structure. The stone pillars were plastered, and the wooden railing around the viharaya was replaced with a brick wall. The inner and outer walls of the inner chamber feature murals from the Kandyan School, which were preserved in 1970. (Chandrasekara & Silva, 2021)
Both structures are tiled using the typical flat clay tiles found on buildings from the Kandyan era.
References
- Chandrasekara, D. P., & Silva, K. D. (2021). The Ṭämpiṭavihāras of Sri Lanka: Elevated Image- Houses in Buddhist Architecture. Anthem Press.
- 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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