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Warapalana Sri Jinendrarama Tampita Viharaya is an ancient Tampita Viharaya which lies in the area of more popular Maligathanne Rajamaha Viharaya and Pilikuththuwa Rajamaha Viharaya of Gampaha district. According legend this temple is over 200 years old and has been built towards the end of the 18th century by a Vegoda Vipassi thero.
The Tampita Viharaya is built on 25 granite stumps of about 3 feet in height. The roof is tiled with Sinhala Ulu (semi cylindrical tapered tiles). The structure is 19 feet long and 15 feet 3 inches wide. A 3’10” high short wall is built around the structure. The varandha is about 3 feet wide and the image chamber is 9 feet 3 inches long and 7 feet 6 inches wide. Roughly cut granite blocks are used for the steps to the viharaya.
Inside the chamber lies a seated Buddha statue. Two standing Buddha statues facing each other lies beside the main statue. These are approx 6.5 feet high. Halos around the statues covers the whole body. There are two statues of Vishnu and Kataragama daities on the sides of the two standing Buddha statues. All these statues have been damaged and restored by the archaeology department. The floor too has been restored. The outer surface of wall lacks any paintings in this viharaya.
Most of the frescoes inside the chamber are faded. It is believed that these frescoes has been restored/redone during the British era and are not the original colours. The frescoes have been painted in primarily red, blue and black. Yellow, red and black has been used for the images.
This Tampita Viharaya was declared as an protected archaeological monument by the gazette dated 2nd November 2002.
by Kusumsiri Wijewardhana
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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Travel directions from Colombo to Warapalana Sri Jinendrarama Tampita Viharaya |
| Distance : 39 km Travel time : 1.15 hour Time to spend : 20 mins Driving directions : see on google map |
