![Buddhas, Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5eG4kAmAuNtGM8L3iHQJGfKlM6K448zY_bNLUi4OC4BnLmNiSOzLWnbEj8tAP4WviingmUiF9BczMjQDtxDQYVz6IsPjWJCtBPRcitTGPRUdQZdUdl2_CsOLM1s9xcQ1UiJTTa3TN9-GJ/s200/Buddhas-Gangaramaya-Temple-blog.jpg)
The Gangaramaya Temple near Beira Lake is a Buddhist temple, centre of learning, museum and collection of relics, antiques, artefacts and junk.
After leaving our footwear with the keeper of shoes
and socks, we entered the dimly-lit main room which houses a collection of statues, ivories, woodcarvings and assorted items covered in varying thicknesses of dust. Passing through another higgledy-piggledy collection of clocks, replica Buddha teeth and gold items in glass fronted cabinets, it was necessary to paddle through water to read some of the inscriptions on a display of photographs of ancient artwork from historical sites on the island.
![Statue - Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4VETaGB3u-dz8YdE0jlAxTJQ1-au9pZsuFIX8E8BBqJoQFaJsGmvHIjopC9Xmepc37gLwxTyTkdUgOrSb5s5PpGdjB2a2h154W_JF-pT1kYd4ek95palcJMKycT6dVZTKo03xee-MSli/s200/Statue-Gangaramaya-Temple-blog.jpg)
The temple’s baby elephant was just going for an evening stroll along the road as we entered another temple in the grounds housing a collection of ancient prayer books. It was all very chaotic, but interesting.
We returned to the shoe and sock man who provided a somewhat well-used cloth to dry our feet as he returned our shoes. While seated, I noticed a statue of a lady with big boobies which slightly overshadowed the religious and cultural significance of the temple. The shoe man was not impressed.
After leaving our footwear with the keeper of shoes
![Buddha, Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwpVcV-H0YkcD0oXEJ8YZ6TpAt1SF6O8_lh0z-sSSQVIICP0DgdGouFCrcL6iiRbtJi5Gnd8RFNG4GuGWqa0Rl_kSQg8WXsUqxrlOxItNvtIl7VihA0dvdflra8UD28Q657V-sNEVts2t/s200/Buddha-Gangaramaya-Temple-blog.jpg)
![Statue - Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT4VETaGB3u-dz8YdE0jlAxTJQ1-au9pZsuFIX8E8BBqJoQFaJsGmvHIjopC9Xmepc37gLwxTyTkdUgOrSb5s5PpGdjB2a2h154W_JF-pT1kYd4ek95palcJMKycT6dVZTKo03xee-MSli/s200/Statue-Gangaramaya-Temple-blog.jpg)
The temple’s baby elephant was just going for an evening stroll along the road as we entered another temple in the grounds housing a collection of ancient prayer books. It was all very chaotic, but interesting.
We returned to the shoe and sock man who provided a somewhat well-used cloth to dry our feet as he returned our shoes. While seated, I noticed a statue of a lady with big boobies which slightly overshadowed the religious and cultural significance of the temple. The shoe man was not impressed.
1 comment:
ha ha- that statue has good boobage xx
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