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Stone carvings, Bentota, Galapata temple
- Stone carving of the “Nari Latha” motif at Galapata temple is a masterpiece of Sri Lankan stonemasons. This temple was built in 12th Century AD locating near the Bentota River. The stupa in this temple was built by burring canine tooth relic of the Maha Kasyapa thero, the 3rd disciple of Load Buddha.
The annual Dalada perahera held in the month of January to honour the tooth relic of Maha Kashyapa thero is one of the biggest perahera in Southern Sri Lanka.
- Stone carving of the “Nari Latha” motif at Galapata temple is a masterpiece of Sri Lankan stonemasons. This temple was built in 12th Century AD locating near the Bentota River. The stupa in this temple was built by burring canine tooth relic of the Maha Kasyapa thero, the 3rd disciple of Load Buddha.
The annual Dalada perahera held in the month of January to honour the tooth relic of Maha Kashyapa thero is one of the biggest perahera in Southern Sri Lanka.
- Stone carving of the “Nari Latha” motif at Galapata temple is a masterpiece of Sri Lankan stonemasons. This temple was built in 12th Century AD locating near the Bentota River. The stupa in this temple was built by burring canine tooth relic of the Maha Kasyapa thero, the 3rd disciple of Load Buddha.
The annual Dalada perahera held in the month of January to honour the tooth relic of Maha Kashyapa thero is one of the biggest perahera in Southern Sri Lanka.
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