Walukarama Temple

Walukarama Temple is a Buddhist temple in Bambalapitiya, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province. Walukarama Temple is situated nearby to Ladies‘ College Swimming Pool, as well as near the pitch GROUND.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Colombo National Museum and Navarangahala.

Colombo National Museum

Museum

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage. Colombo National Museum is situated 760 metres northeast of Walukarama Temple.

Navarangahala

Theater building

Photo: Cossde, CC BY 3.0.

The Navarangahala, in Colombo, is one of the main national theatres of Sri Lanka. Navarangahala is situated 450 metres east of Walukarama Temple.

Mahanama College

School

Photo: ChamithN, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mahanama College is a Buddhist public national school for boys in Kollupitiya, Sri Lanka, established in 1954. It provides primary and secondary education. Mahanama College is situated 230 metres west of Walukarama Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Slave Island and Colombo.

Slave Island

Village

Photo: Mayakaru, CC BY 3.0.

Slave Island, officially known as Kompanna Vidiya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort.

Colombo

Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0.

Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka, and still perceived by many as the capital though the suburb of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is now the official capital.

Nawala

Village

Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nawala is an up-market residential suburb of Colombo, within the Kotte municipality in the western province of Sri Lanka, and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. Nawala is situated 4 km east of Walukarama Temple.

Walukarama Temple

Type: Buddhist temple
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Bambalapitiya, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.90581° or 6° 54′ 21″ north

Longitude

79.85588° or 79° 51′ 21″ east

Open location code

6JRXWV44+89

OpenStreetMap ID

node 666855408

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

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