Name: Sri Charikarama Maha Viharaya
Address: Nellikulama, Sri Lanka, LK
Telephone: +94 254 920 025

Sri Charikarama Maha Viharaya is a place of worship, located at Nellikulama, Sri Lanka. They can be contacted via phone at +94 254 920 025, visit their website www.nellikulamatemple.com for more detailed information.

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Chameera Madushan

29 April 2018

In 2000, Rev.Saddharansi purchased a ten acre-jungle land ten kilometers north of Anuradhapura town, at Nelli Kulama, on the way to Vilachchiya. Our Nayaka Thero had a dream to create an open air monastery with idols or colourful images erected in the open environment; the construction was commenced on 26.03.2005. It is worth to make a note here; all what our Nayaka thero had earned working as a Teaching Instructor was spent for this construction and many other hurdles came up while the construction work was going on. But Rev.Saddharansi was energetic to overcome all the challenges that he was determined to make his dream a reality. Our Nayaka Thero wished to take the third visit of Buddha to {Kelaniya) Sri Lanka as the theme to make this temple where Buddha himself toured on foot with a retinue of five hundred monks. As we look around in this forestry park; this divine vision, comes to life that divine vision takes us back to the days of Buddha. Since the day it was opened, a vast crowd flocks into this place; even foreigners come to see this and admire the new concept introduced by Rev.Saddharansi.

It is not an easy task to maintain five hundred statues erected in the open environment, exposed to sun and rain. Every year, after the rainy season, all the statue should be scraped and re-painted, for that each statue needs Rs.5000/- Here we need your Helping Hand; you too can contribute for this meritorious deed. Another great humanitarian project is in progress in the same premises that a Pirivena School has been started to teach and train monks to flourish Theravada Buddhism here and abroad; about fifty residential monks stay there. One day they would convey the message of Buddha to the world and continue the mission launched by our Nayaka Thero. This temple is known far and wide as Pilima Panseeye Pansala or the Temple of Five hundred Statues.
Humanity Manussakama

15 March 2018

Nice Buddhist temple which is situated in sri Lanka with full of Buddha statues.
Chamod Sandeepa

21 January 2018

Temple with 500 statues of budhdha. Its situated in Thanthirimale road.
Amila Wk

27 December 2017

built with 500 life size statues of bhikkus following the Buddha. The statues each different to one another, represent Buddha and 500 followers traveling across cities to share the Buddhist philosophy.
Although this temple has no historical value, due to it has become a popular destination for pilgrims to Anuradhapura and pilgrims to Thantirimale Rajamaha Viharaya.
Pasan Shanaka

25 December 2017

One of religious place made in modern era. Also given the priority for nature
Tharindu Dushmantha

29 November 2017

A place that a Buddhist must visit I guess 😌
Manusha De Silva

09 September 2017

Temple with Lord Buddha and 500 Buddhist monks stature.. It's situated in-between anuradhapura to thanthirimale.
A Google User

11 July 2017

Most beautifull and Buddhist temple
Hemantha Rathnakumara

19 March 2017

Beautiful temple
Hasitha Chinthaka

18 March 2017

Very quite and peaceful environment
A Google User

08 March 2017

Such a lovely temple with beautiful background and biggest numbers of statues!!! It's worth to visit!! Should contribute some for the development!!
A Google User

22 January 2017

This is a very beautifull place in sri lanka..there are 500 statues including lord buddha's statue..
A Google User

26 November 2016

A very beautiful and a calm temple, you can see 500 statues across the temple