Gangaramaya Temple 2

On The Temple Trail...

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January 9th 2013
January 5...After finally getting my aunt on her way back to Vancouver (missed connection in Hong Kong due to late departure from Colombo, she then had to wait until next day to catch it), George and I were able to do a bit of sightseeing Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. We visited the Gangaramaya Temple - apparently, the temple has never disposed of any items gifted to it, making the collec ... read more

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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more