Wewrukannala Viharaya

Wewrukannala Buduraja maha viharaya is a Buddhist temple which is situated in my home town dickwella. This temple is towered by a large statue of lord buddha. This is one of the largest statues in sri lanka. This temple is dominated by an image of a seated Buddha. A  very colourful  proccession is held in this temple on vesak day. It has various colourful elements.. We are waiting to see the vesak procession happily.

This temple has a museum which consists of a large clock.  This clock is unique. The clock works even up to this day. The most impressive is the large clock which can be seen from font of the building. The clock is has been built by a local craftsman called W. Elaris De silva from  Maggona. This clock is working even today and rings at thewawa time at the temple every morning and evening. 

This temple has most wonderfully features. There are various carved images. The statue of king Yama is very famous. His evilness is shown in his statue. There are lot of tourists come to visit wewrukannala temple. This temple very famous as it is unique design with others. The outside view is very beautiful. This ancient temple of wawrukannala is very famous place in sri lanka.