Konwewa Bodhianganaramaya Tampita Viharaya

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Tampita Viharaya sketch og
A sketch of a Tampita Viharaya

Konwewa Bodhianganaramaya Viharaya is located 11 km from Daladagama (Padeniya-Galgamuwa road) in the Kurunegala District. 5.2 km From Daladagama you need to travel 5.2 km past Yapahuwa to reach the Konwewa village.

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.

Tampita Viharaya at Konwewa Bodhianganaramaya is built on 17 stone pillars 43 cm high.  A circumambulating path runs around the image house. It is one meter wide in front, 61 cm wide on both sides and 58 cm wide at the rear. 0.79 m wide in the same direction. The image house is 2.67 × 2.31 meters in size and the building is 4.75 × 3.91 meters in size.

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From Padeniya to Konwewa Bodhianganaramaya Tampita Viharaya
Though : Daladagama
Distance : 32 km
Travel time : 40 mins
Time to Spend : about 30  minutes
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