Koskandawala Raja Maha Vihara

#95 among destinations in Sri Lanka

Temple

Gallery (1)

Map

Koskandawala Raja Maha Vihara location map

Map

Facts and practical information

Koskandawala Sri Sunandarama Piriven Raja Maha Vihara is an old Buddhist temple in Koskandawala, Sri Lanka. The temple is located on Yakkala – Radawana road approximately 2.66 km away from Yakkala town. The temple has been formally recognized by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka. ()

Local name: කොස්කඳවල රජ මහා විහාරයCoordinates: 7°4'47"N, 80°3'8"E

Location

GampahaSri Lanka

ContactAdd

Social media

Add

Day trips

Koskandawala Raja Maha Vihara – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, Asgiriya Raja Maha Vihara, Yatawatte Purana Vihara, Maligatenna Raja Maha Vihara.

4.7 miW
Park
Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, Gampaha
121 min walk • Henarathgoda Botanical Garden is one of the six botanical gardens in Sri Lanka. The botanical garden is situated on the Gampaha-Minuwangoda main road, approximately 450 m away from Gampaha railway station. It is about 29 km from Sri Lanka's commercial capital of Colombo.
4.7 miNW
Temple
Asgiriya Raja Maha Vihara, Gampaha
121 min walk • Asgiriya Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient Cave temple situated in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The temple is located on top of a hillock on the Gampaha - Minuwangoda road and approximately 2 km away from Gampaha town. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka.
4.6 miW
Temple
Yatawatte Purana Vihara, Gampaha
117 min walk • Yatawatte Purana Vihara is an ancient Buddhist temple in Gampaha, Sri Lanka. It lies on Gampaha – Pahalagama main road, approximately 1 km away from the Gampaha town. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka.
1.3 miSE
Temple
Maligatenna Raja Maha Vihara
34 min walk • Maligatenna Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient Cave temple located in Malwatuhiripitiya village, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The temple is located on the Gampaha - Wathurugama Road and approximately 1.6 km away from the ancient temple Pilikuththuwa Raja Maha Vihara.
4.7 miW
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Gampaha Botanical Garden, Gampaha
121 min walk • Gampaha Botanical Garden, also known as Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, is situated in the suburb of Gampaha. It was established in 1876 by the British to conduct experiments on exotic economic plants such as Rubber, and explore plant wealth and development of economy in the colony.
2.2 miNE
Temple
Warana Raja Maha Vihara
58 min walk • Warana Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Thihariya, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. The temple is located approximately 5 km away from the Colombo - Kandy highway. Currently this temple has been recognized as an archaeological protected site in Gampaha District by Archaeological department.
4 miW
Church
Holy Cross Church, Gampaha
103 min walk • Holy Cross Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Gampaha, Sri Lanka. It is part of the Archdiocese of Colombo. The church is nicknamed the "Rock Church" because the outside of the church is faced with gneiss. The Holy Cross Church is known as Gal Palliya in Sinhala language.
1.6 miS
Temple
Uruwala Valagamba Raja Maha Vihara
42 min walk • Uruwala Valagamba Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient Buddhist temple in Uruwala, Sri Lanka. The temple is located on Wathurugama road and approximately 4.71 km away from Miriswatta junction. The temple has been formally recognized by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka.
3.3 miW
7°5'32"N • 80°0'22"E
Bandaranayake College - Gampaha, Gampaha
84 min walk • Fountain
1.1 miS
Temple
Pilikuththuwa Raja Maha Vihara
28 min walk • Pilikuththuwa Raja Maha Vihara is an ancient Cave temple situated in Pilikuththuwa, Sri Lanka. It is located on the Gampaha - Wathurugama road approximately 3.8 km away from the Miriswatta junction and 1.6 km from the ancient Buddhist temple, Maligatenna Raja Maha Vihara.
5.9 miNW
Temple
Uththararama Purana Vihara, Gampaha
150 min walk • Uththararama Purana Vihara is a historic Buddhist temple situated at Udugampola in the Western province, Sri Lanka. The temple is located on Udugampola – Weediyawatta junction road approximately 0.5 km away from the Udugampola Roundabout. The temple has been formally recognised by the Government as an archaeological site in Sri Lanka.