Sri Kailawasanathar Swami Devasthanam
Kovil Veediya, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Your base for exploring this tourist attraction is the ancient city of Colombo, Sri Lanka. For tourist information about Colombo, go to Colombo Travel Guide. To prepare for a trip to Sri Lanka, read also the Sri Lanka Travel Guide. Looking for budget accommodation there? Use AsiaExplorers Budget Accommodation Guide, the no-frills website to cover your budget accommodation needs.
Sri Kailawasanathar Swami Devasthanam is the oldest and one of the largest Hindu temple in Colombo. It is located at Captain's Garden, Maradana district, behind the Fort Railway Station. Within it are shrines dedicated to Shiva and Ganesh.
I visited the Sri Kailawasanathar Swami Devasthanam along with my group of AsiaExplorers members when we explored Colombo. We were on one final day in Sri Lanka, and we had a "stand-in" guide to take us around the city, as our main tour guide was occupied. As the person doesn't speak much English, I had to do a bit of my own research to find out about this temple.
Sri Kailawasanathar Swami Devasthanam Photo Gallery
The entrance gopuram of the Sri Kailawasanathar Swami Devasthanam.
The compound of the temple.
Hindu priests preparing for a worship.
The lingams, or venerated stones, in the form of the phallus, used as a symbol of worship of the Hindu deity Shiva.
Bunches of coconuts. I noticed that the coconuts in Sri Lanka are a beautiful chrome yellow, unlike those I get back home which are usually green.
Sculpture on the doorway.
A side-shrine.
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