Gampaha District
District Map
Boundaries
North : Kurunegala and Puttalam
East : Kegalle
West : Indian Ocean
South : Kalani river
Attanagalla Raja Maha Viharaya
Henarathgoda Botanical garden is situated in close proximity to Gampaha Municipality opened in 1876. The Garden is located around thirty kilometers north-west of Colombo,near Gampaha off Colombo - Kandy road.
The variety of trees in this botanical garden is simply mindbogglind and some of the trees are from far away places like Brazil. Every tropical tree has been represented, or rather trees are there from every corner of the tropical world. It is really something to see a tree from as far away place as Brazil, specially if the tree is something so unusual as the Para rubber tree. The scientific name for this tree is hevea brasiliensis. The garden is open every day but most beautiful during the monsoons as most of the trees are at their green best. In this context it is to be mentioned that in Sri Lanka there are rains at least twice a year, the long wet season helps the gardens to maintain the year round verdure.
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Places
Attanagalla Raja Maha Viharaya
Warana Raja Maha Vihara
Henerathgoda Botanical Garden
Katunayake International Airport
Kelaniya Raja maha viharaya
Kelaniya, Water Warld
Minuwangoda, Asgiriya Purana Vihara
Negombo lagoon
Ragama, Basilica Church
Ragama, Rehabilitation Center for Disabled War Heroes (Ranaviru Sevena)
Attanagalla Raja Maha Viharaya
Attanagalla Rajamaha Viharaya is one of the most important ancient royal temples in Sri Lanka. It is the primary one among its nine subordinate temples and is situated in Gampaha Distruct(Western Province), 28 miles northeast from Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka. It is unique because it is the only ancient temple historically recognized as the place where a Bodhisattva (a future Buddha) fulfilled his Dana Paramita (one of the ten perfections to be completed by a Bodhisattva to become a Buddha, an Awakened One). He sacrificed his life by giving his head in gratitude for a favor he received from a poor and ordinary countryman.
Warana Raja Maha Vihara
Temple consist of three levels, In the first level the Sangawasaya ( Where monks lives), and the Darma shalaya ( using for Preaching ) is located.After climb around 40-50 steps to reach the the second level. There is a newly build pond by your right hand side and a small natural pond with lotus.Finally climb another 150 steps to reach the top level.
Henerathgoda Botanical Garden
Katunayake International Airport
Kelaniya Raja maha viharaya
Kelaniya, Water Warld
Minuwangoda, Asgiriya Purana Vihara
Negombo lagoon
Ragama, Basilica Church
Ragama, Rehabilitation Center for Disabled War Heroes (Ranaviru Sevena)
Attanagalla Raja Maha Viharaya
Attanagalla Rajamaha Viharaya is one of the most important ancient royal temples in Sri Lanka. It is the primary one among its nine subordinate temples and is situated in Gampaha Distruct(Western Province), 28 miles northeast from Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka. It is unique because it is the only ancient temple historically recognized as the place where a Bodhisattva (a future Buddha) fulfilled his Dana Paramita (one of the ten perfections to be completed by a Bodhisattva to become a Buddha, an Awakened One). He sacrificed his life by giving his head in gratitude for a favor he received from a poor and ordinary countryman. Warana Raja Maha Vihara
Warana Raja Maha Viharaya is one of the cave temple located in Western province of Sri Lanka, which can be reach less than 1.5 hours from Colombo and it is located around 5 km away from the Colombo Kandy highway.
Temple consist of three levels, In the first level the Sangawasaya ( Where monks lives), and the Darma shalaya ( using for Preaching ) is located.After climb around 40-50 steps to reach the the second level. There is a newly build pond by your right hand side and a small natural pond with lotus.Finally climb another 150 steps to reach the top level.
Henerathgoda Botanical Garden
Henarathgoda Botanical garden is situated in close proximity to Gampaha Municipality opened in 1876. The Garden is located around thirty kilometers north-west of Colombo,near Gampaha off Colombo - Kandy road. The variety of trees in this botanical garden is simply mindbogglind and some of the trees are from far away places like Brazil. Every tropical tree has been represented, or rather trees are there from every corner of the tropical world. It is really something to see a tree from as far away place as Brazil, specially if the tree is something so unusual as the Para rubber tree. The scientific name for this tree is hevea brasiliensis. The garden is open every day but most beautiful during the monsoons as most of the trees are at their green best. In this context it is to be mentioned that in Sri Lanka there are rains at least twice a year, the long wet season helps the gardens to maintain the year round verdure.
Katunayake International Airport
Kelaniya Raja maha viharaya
Situated about six miles from Colombo, set within a sacred area of around ten acres, the Kelani Vihara stands beside the Kelani river as evidence of a Buddhist tradition in this country.
Situated about six miles from Colombo, set within a sacred area of around ten acres, the Kelani Vihara stands beside the Kelani river as evidence of a Buddhist tradition in this country.
The spot on which this vihara stands derived its sanctity in the Buddhist era 2531, with the third visit of the Buddha to this country. He hallowed this ground by His visit accompanied by 500 Arahants. The fact that the Buddha visited the spot on a Wesak day on the invitation of King Maniakkhika is given in the historic epics of Sri Lanka.
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