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Sri Ponnambalam Vanesar Kovil

88 Reviews

#9 of 115 things to do in Colombo

Sights & Landmarks, Sacred & Religious Sites

Kotahena, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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“Reminding one of Sri Kala Hasti”

The temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is constructed with South Indian granite and roofed over with a... read more

Reviewed 23 October 2018

Anand G

Kochi (Cochin), India

“A very old and big shiva temple”

The temple located just on the main road near Kochikada / Hettiawatta in Kotahena area of Colombo... read more

Reviewed 17 September 2018

Balaji J

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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4.5 88 reviews

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Very good22%
Average5%
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Terrible1%

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“hindu temple”(13 reviews)

“stone carvings”(3 reviews)

“main deity”(2 reviews)

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Kotahena, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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Anand G

Kochi (Cochin), India

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Reviewed 23 October 2018

Reminding one of Sri Kala Hasti

The temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is constructed with South Indian granite and roofed over with a high ceiling which reminds one of Sri Kala Hasti Temple in Andhra, India. It is very quiet in spite of the crowds and maintained extremely well. It looks...More

Date of experience: October 2018

1 Thank Anand G

Balaji J

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

8955

Reviewed 17 September 2018

A very old and big shiva temple

The temple located just on the main road near Kochikada / Hettiawatta in Kotahena area of Colombo. For the vehicles the assess point is via the main road though the main entrance to the temple is on the other side. It is a good compound....More

Date of experience: September 2018

1 Thank Balaji J

rjpriyanka

1717

Reviewed 29 August 2018 via mobile

Lord Shiva

Another Hindu temple located in the heart of city. This one is smaller one with sightly different architecture. Dedicated to lord Shiva.

Date of experience: August 2018

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RMSMR

6513

Reviewed 27 August 2018 via mobile

I liked but my husband didn't

I haven't seen such a temple before, the architecture is really nice. However it is really dirty and needs much more maintenance.

Date of experience: August 2018

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Umang A

54169

Reviewed 27 August 2018 via mobile

Hindu temple..

no so very famous one but nice one to visit. This is Shiva temple with good architecture, built in such ways that sunrays can reach to main deity once a year.

Date of experience: August 2018

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Jay N

Reviewed 19 August 2018 via mobile

Mindful Temple

Calm,Peace & Stressfree to our body, mind & soul when we enter to the temple. I love it so much. Don't miss the chance to visit this wonderful religious place. Not only for Hindus, for all religious persons to see the miracle happens on your...More

Date of experience: August 2018

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HungryForMoreMum

Melbourne, Australia

8122

Reviewed 28 July 2018 via mobile

Beautiful

I visited alone ( husband doesn’t like working temples, disturbing worshippers etc) so it was nice to be out on my own! This temple is less colourful than most of the Hindu temples you see but it is still a beauty ( plenty of photo...More

Date of experience: July 2018

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K_Nesan

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

237

Reviewed 13 July 2018

All inspiring

This is a well hidden Hindu temple in the heart of the city, it's like the buildings grew around this temple and isolated it all together. The temple is devoted to Lord Shiva, but you will also find all other Hindu Gods here. I have...More

Date of experience: July 2018

2 Thank K_Nesan

isurupremaratne

Gampaha, Sri Lanka

6430

Reviewed 22 June 2018

Feel the aura of oldest religion of the world

I'm not a Hindu. Visited this place to see the specialty of the architecture. Completely made of granite. Floor, walls, pillars and the roof. Stone carvings are exceptional. Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. But, can worship all the deities here. When you go inside...More