Batamullakanda International Buddhist Center in Matugama town is popular among devotees for its gigantic standing statue of Buddha of 135 ft high.
Batamullakanda International Buddhist Center B atamullakanda International Buddhist Center (Sinhala: බටමුල්ලකන්ද ජාත්යන්තර බෞද්ධ මධ්යස්ථානය) is a Buddhist temple situated in Matugama town in Kalutara District, Sri Lanka. The temple is popular among devotees for its gigantic standing statue of Buddha unveiled on 23 April 2016 with the presence of the then Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena (2015-2019). The statue is 135 ft. (41.1 m) in height and similar to the famous Avukana Standing Buddha Statue in Anuradhapura. It is claimed to be the tallest standing statue of the Buddha in South Asia. You may want to read this post : The tallest Walking Buddha Statue at Ranawana Viharaya Related Posts Read Also Location Map Dynamic Google Map Attribution To Whom 1) Batamulla Kanda Statue by Geoarthouse1124 is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
