Saturday morning I said good-bye to my wonderful hosts for the past week - Carl and Arlene Kelaart. Arlene treated me to some wonderful homecooking and Carl was tireless at delivering me to multiple Rotary functions.
We headed out for our next destination - Kurunegala. On the way we stopped at Ridigama where none other than DG Nalin gave a personal tour of the Pahala Vihara Temple, which contains artwork and sculptures dating back 2,000 years. There are also sculptures and paintings as new as 500 years old. Interestingly, in this temple there are European tiles brought by the Dutch that depict Christian images. The tiles are about 400 years old and are installed alongside a 500 year old reclining Buddha. DG Nalin brought us to this temple because it is not really on the typical tourist's list of sites to visit. It was quiet at the temple and we enjoyed what seemed like our own private tour.
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