Muwapitiya Tempita Viharaya
Muwapitiya Viharaya from the back |
An Archaeology Department Board points to the turn off to the Muwapitiya tempita Vihara, a short distance before reaching the Rambukkana town along the Kegalle road. If you are for a quiet setting in a pleasant environment you will definitely appreciate this little shrine.
It is a traditional- Tampita Vihara building - quiet and small and it stands on 13 stone pillars about 2 feet above the ground. The shrine room is constructed on a wooden deck and surrounded by a narrow verandah, which is broader in the front.
The entrance to the shrine is typically by a short wooden stairway . The entrance doorway is richly decorated with sculptures and paintings and inside the tiny shrine room are many images including a seated Buddha figure. The boarded ceiling is also richly painted. The front of the vihara appears to have been renovated.
by Kishanie S. Fernando
Daily Mirror, March 13, 2006
Updated
October 15, 2007
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