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Gangarama Raja Maha Viharaya, Lewella,
Vasantha Kolongahapitiya (guest)
wrote
13 years ago:
GANGARAMA RAJA MAHA VIHARAYA, LEWELLA, KANDY, SRI LANKA
Renowned for its murals of the Kandyan Sittara art, "Gangarama Raja Maha Viharaya" is attributed to King Kirti Sri Rajasinhe (1747 - 1781). The temple is named "Gangarama" due to its location near the great Mahaweli river in Lewella.
A rock inscription in this temple describes the Building of the temple by the King:
“When Kirti Sri having being inaugurated king of Lanka noticed a stone statue of ancient date, in a rock lying in the palmyra garden and caused a viharaya to be made containing stone walls of 13 cubits in length 7 in breadth and 11 in height surrounded by stone pillars and above a roof with rafters covered with tiles. Within the walls a stone image of 9 cubits in height was made, beautified its robe with vermillion painting, covered its different members with golden leaves painted around with paintings of five hues and completed it after enshrining it with relics.
In the year 1752 AD wen all the work of the supremely magnificent image of Buddha variegated with golden workmanship were completed in the viharaya, bearing the appellation of Gangaramaya two eyes were affixed to the image with great solemnity, rejoicing and excessive offerings, and then satisfied the workmen by giving then appropriate gifts"
According to this inscription this location has been already a place of veneration with a Image of Buddha by the time King Kirti Sri Rajasinhe (1747 - 1781) built the temple. Gangarama was earlier associated with the educational activities of Velivita Sri Saranankara Thero.
The paintings in this temple depicts scenes of Buddha in this birth and of Jataka Stories. Even today they are valued as excellent examples Kandyan Sittara Art. The decorated eave tiles with the lion symbol, the high roof structure and above all the large standing figure of the Buddha 27 feet height surrounded by walls of paintings, speak for the artistic and religious of the Kings of that day.
Kandy,
PRASHANT (guest)
wrote
13 years ago:
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Light House Church Kandy,
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wrote
13 years ago:
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Kandy,
aboobucker
wrote
13 years ago:
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Springfield College Kandy,
preethi (guest)
wrote
13 years ago:
this principal is really a clown. now she is changing books why? what happend to her, see the other schools are their changing like this, no because they know to give good education for their children. but this lady is really a fool. I don't know why this board of directors cant think about these matters, why they cant take any decision.
Springfield College Kandy,
ARSHAD (CAT) (guest)
wrote
13 years ago:
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Springfield College Kandy,
preethi (guest)
wrote
13 years ago:
what ever others say, my openion is this principal should go away she is a educated lady but dont know how to talk to parents or to organize some thing a good example is this concert, its awful. again one principal should come like Mrs Atmaram or Mr Ratnayaka, then only teachers will understand what is teaching, these teachers dont know how gateway teachers are working, only i can say all the good teachers are left specially in primary section, parents think about this talk to mr. gunawardana, think about your children.
Springfield College Kandy,
preethi (guest)
wrote
13 years ago:
what ever others say, my openion is this principal should go away she is a educated lady but dont know how to talk to parents or to organize some thing a good example is this concert, its awful. again one principal should come like Mrs Atmaram or Mr Ratnayaka, then only teachers will understand what is teaching, these teachers dont know how gateway teachers are working, only i can say all the good teachers are left specially in primary section, parents think about this talk to mr. gunawardana, think about you children.
Kandy,
hero (guest)
wrote
13 years ago:
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Springfield College Kandy,
keerthi (guest)
wrote
13 years ago:
i went to this school, and all i can say is it the worst school o have ever been to! i can say this loud and clear because i had been to more than 6 schools in my life! i strongly recommend a better school such as Gateway, trinity or something like this
Springfield College Kandy,
preethi (guest)
wrote
13 years ago:
springfield was a good school, but now only money, this principal is the worst principal, why mr. gunawardana cant think about these.
Springfield College Kandy,
preethi (guest)
wrote
13 years ago:
springfield was a good school, but now only money, this principal is the worst principal, why mr. gunawardana cant think about these.
Springfield College Kandy,
kamal (guest)
wrote
13 years ago:
nayananige than deka mirikana weerakoon ta ridila
Springfield College Kandy,
kamal (guest)
wrote
13 years ago:
nayanani very bad
Bank of Ceylon, Kandy,
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wrote
13 years ago:
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13 years ago:
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Pushpadana Girls' College,Kandy,
anuradha kalpani (guest)
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13 years ago:
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D.S.Senanayake College, Kandy,
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wrote
13 years ago:
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13 years ago:
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13 years ago:
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