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Yatawatte Purana Vihara

Yatawatte, Gampaha District, Western Province · 7.0889°, 79.9863°

Gautama Buddha (stupa and tempita image house)UndeterminedTempita vihara (image house on granite pillars)
Sacred since
1400 CE
history traced to the reign of Parakramabahu VI (15th c.)
Standing structure
tempita image house 1861
Undetermined

History & significance

A Buddhist temple about a kilometre from Gampaha town whose history is believed to reach back to the reign of Parakramabahu VI. Its tempita image house — of the type raised on granite pillars that was popular in Sri Lanka between the 17th and 19th centuries — is dated to 21 March 1861, and a stupa stands beside it.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined