Local favourite temple · Puttalam, Sri Lanka
hindu kowil
hindu kowil is a temple in Puttalam, Sri Lanka.
hindu kowil: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this temple: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit hindu kowil
Season: Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds.
Busiest days: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.
How to reach hindu kowil — distance from nearby cities
- From Negombo (LK): about 53 km by road (43 km straight line) · directions · more places near Negombo
- From Colombo (LK): about 91 km by road (73 km straight line) · directions · more places near Colombo
- From Kandy (LK): about 122 km by road (98 km straight line) · directions · more places near Kandy
- From Dambulla (LK): about 125 km by road (100 km straight line) · directions · more places near Dambulla
- From Anuradhapura (LK): about 132 km by road (106 km straight line) · directions · more places near Anuradhapura
Coordinates: 7.57696, 79.79660. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near hindu kowil
- Munneswaram Temple · museum · Puttalam · ~3 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Holy Cross National Shrine - Marawila · church · Puttalam · ~23 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Negombo Beach Park · beach · Gampaha · ~48 km · Well liked · Must-see
- St. Sebastian Church · church · Gampaha · ~50 km · Must-see
- St. Mary's Church · church · Gampaha · ~51 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- St.Stephen Church · church · Gampaha · ~51 km · Must-see
- Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery - Polgahawela · Buddhist site · Kurunegala · ~71 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Gampaha Botanical Garden · sanctuary · Gampaha · ~71 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Chilaw Beach · beach · Puttalam · ~1 km · Well liked
- Madampe Murugan Kovil · temple · Puttalam · ~10 km · Highly rated
- Anawilundawa Bird Sanctuary · sanctuary · Puttalam · ~18 km · Highly rated
- Marawila Beach · beach · Puttalam · ~24 km · Well liked
- Newakada Shailagiri Temple · Buddhist site · Kurunegala · ~26 km · Well liked
- Dewala Handiya Wewa · lake · Puttalam · ~31 km
- Wennappuwa lake · lake · Puttalam · ~34 km
- Paduwasnuwara Museum · museum · Kurunegala · ~42 km · Well liked
- Panduwasnuwara Kingdom · fort · Kurunegala · ~42 km · Highly rated
- Mahamevnawa Buddhist Monastery - Kochchikade · Buddhist site · Gampaha · ~45 km · Well liked
Other temples near hindu kowil
- Maha Kali Amman kovil · temple · Colombo · ~85 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Sri Ponnambalavaneswarar Kovil · temple · Colombo · ~88 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Sri Venkateshwara Maha Vishnu Moorthy Kovil · temple · Colombo · ~101 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Sri Muthumari Amman Kovil · temple · Matale · ~115 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Sri Maha Kataragama Devalaya - Kandy · temple · Kandy · ~122 km · Well liked · Must-see
- Shri Bhakta Hanuman Temple · temple · Nuwara Eliya · ~140 km · Highly rated · Must-see
- Madampe Murugan Kovil · temple · Puttalam · ~10 km · Highly rated
- Sri Venkateswara Vishnu Kovil · temple · Colombo · ~85 km · Highly rated
- Sri Kaileswaram Temple · temple · Colombo · ~90 km · Highly rated
- Old Katirēsan Vajira Pillayar Kovil · temple · Colombo · ~96 km · Highly rated
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Frequently asked
How crowded is hindu kowil today?
No visitor has reported the rush & crowd status for hindu kowil yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Busiest: Weekends, festival days and Karthika masam (Nov).
What is the best time to visit hindu kowil?
Year-round; festival days and Karthika masam (Nov) draw the biggest crowds. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
How far is hindu kowil from Negombo?
hindu kowil is about 53 km by road from Negombo (43 km straight line), 91 km from Colombo and 122 km from Kandy. Open the road-trip planner on Spotwander for turn-by-turn directions and stops on the way.
What are the places to visit near hindu kowil?
Nearby: Munneswaram Temple (museum, 3 km), Holy Cross National Shrine - Marawila (church, 23 km), Negombo Beach Park (beach, 48 km), St. Sebastian Church (church, 50 km), St. Mary's Church (church, 51 km), St.Stephen Church (church, 51 km).