Temples – MoonStone

Aluwikhara

In this very temple, on palm leaves, the Buddhist Bible – the Pali Canon – was recorded. Today the monk, in addition to the opportunity to see the cave temple itself, can show an ancient method of writing on palm leaves, and also write down your names using…

The Golden Temple of Dambulla

In the city of Dambulla, the most famous cave Buddhist temple in Sri Lanka, the Golden Temple of Dambulla, is situated. This architectural masterpiece is under the protection of UNESCO.
The Temple area was used as a habitat for people from VII to III centuries B.C. The Golden Temple was carved into the rock in the I century B.C. In…

Mulkirigalla

Mulkirigala Raja MahaViharaya – the Grand Royal Temple. It is located in the district of Hambantota, 21 km north of Tangalle. The rock, on which the Temple was erected, the English called “Small Sigiriya”. At the end of the III century B.C. the…

The Buddha's Tooth Temple

In the center of Kandy, on the shore of the lake is the Buddha’s Tooth Temple, a place of pilgrimage for Buddhists from all around the world. DaladaMaligawa (the Sri Lankan name of the Temple) was built in the XVIII century specifically …

Gangarama Temple

Almost in the center of Colombo, on the shore of a small lake, is the Buddhist temple of Gangaram. Unlike other religious buildings, ancient, prayed over, carved in the rocks and overwhelming with their religious grandeur, this temple …

Hindu Temples

Having visited the island of Sri Lanka, it is impossible to just pass by a magnificent construction, impressive with its amazing shape and variety of stucco. This is the main 200-year-old Hindu temple in Bentota. Approaching it, you can see various…