A Relaxed Evening | 5% for SL Charity

Yesterday was the Vap full moon poya day which marks the end of the 3 month retreat by Buddhist monks known as the Vas 'rainy' season. Even though we usually go to temple on poya day, I was not able to go to temple for the last few poya days. So yesterday I wanted to visit temple somewhere little bit far away from our place.

So we decided to visit Tsunami Honganji Vihara and Seenigama Dewol Dewalaya in Hikkaduwa. I got ready to visit there with my family members yesterday evening and when we reached Hikkaduwa it was started raining heavily. The weather was very bad and I lose my hope of enjoying the sea waves in the Hikkaduwa beach. However we decided to worship Lord Buddha even though how it is raining.

First we visited Tsunami Honganji Vihara in Peraliya. It is a beautiful stop off on the road side. There is a statue of Barmian style Lord Buddha which was erected as a mark of respect to the over 1500 train passengers who lost their lives at Peraliya due to Tsunami. We offered flowers and worshipped Lord Buddha. The environment was very charming and beautiful even though it was very dark and rainy.

When rain drops falling on to the pond in front of the Buddha statue make a brilliant view in the night. It is a nice feeling to look at this huge Buddha statue in a rainy night. I spent sometime just walking around the pond.

After spending some time there we reached to Seenigama Dewol Dewalaya. The Seenigama Dewalaya is a popular destination for people along with the beach. I have visited there many times but this time I visited there after a long time. It was still raining. But we went there and offered flowers and did other religious activities.

I wanted to went beach there but the rain was disappointed me. I headed back to home with keeping my innocent hope until next visit to Seenigama. Nowadays I am tired of clinicals but yesterday evening given me a little relief for my busy life. I wanna visit there again.

Thank you for reading ❤