Sri Pushparama Vihara is a historic Buddhist temple situated in Balapitiya, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. The Vihara is also known as Nayaka Pansala (Head temple) as it serves as the headquarters for the Mulaghandi Sect of Amarapura Nikaya. It is located on the Colombo-Galle main road, approximately 1.5 km (0.93 mi) away from Balapitiya.

The temple is famous among the devotees as its Dhamma discourse hall has very unusual architectural features similar to a Church. The design of the front facade and the doors and windows of the hall are based on colonial church architecture. Inside the hall, two wooden staircases from the two sides lead into a balcony that runs around the inner hall. On the top part of the facade is a British symbol with a date reading 2414 in Buddhist years.

The site consists of the ancient Buddha shrine, with the Dhamma discourse hall within the precincts of Velitara Sri Pushparama Maha Vihara

situated within the Grama Niladhari Division of Welithara

in the Balapitiya Divisional Secretary Division, Galle District,

Southern Province.

The site was designated as an Archaeological Protected Monument by

The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1553. 6 June 2008.

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