Dematamal Vihara

Gracing the B522, around 7km from Buttala, the whitewashed, red-tiled buildings of Dematamal Vihara are striking against the vivid green landscape of rice fields that surround this frequented complex. Pride of place is a spreading boa tree that shades the temple grounds.

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