page_title: Kandyan period frescoes
section_title: Temples which contain low country Kandyan era frescoes
hierarchical_section_title: Kandyan period frescoes / Regional variations / Temples which contain low country Kandyan era frescoes
caption_attribution_description: English: A fresco at Muruthawela Sri Narendrarama Viharaya
context_page_description: Kandyan era frescoes are mural paintings created during the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka, a time when kings gave a special place to arts and literature.
  As there was a political instability in Sri Lanka after the Anuradhapura Era, which lasted more than 500 years, kings didn't take much effort to build up the religious side of the people. So there were no monks with Upasampada and people had no much education about Buddhism. So with the start of Kandyan Kingdom, the monks got Upasampada, and started to teach people the Buddhism. As people didn't know many things, monks advised the kings to paint the walls of the temples with Jataka Stories so that anyone could understand even he didn't know to read. That's the start of frescoes of the Kandyan Era.
context_section_description: Kathaluwa Viharaya
  Subodharamaya – Karagampitiya, Dehiwala
  Mulkirigala Temple
  Walalgoda Temple
  Samudragiri Temple
  Kadolgalla Subdraramaya
  Pathgama Rahularamaya
  Kosgoda Ganegodalle Viharaya
  Thotagamuwa Subadraramaya
  Welihnida Sudarshanaramaya
  Ambalangoda Sunandaramaya
  Thelwaththe Aluth Pansala
  South Kaluthara Duwe Pansala
  Mihiripanne Ariyakara Viharaya
  Hikkaduwe Jananandaramaya
  Koggala Dewala Building
  North Payagala Ethagama Sumananramaya
  Bambarande Kurumbure Viharaya
  Matara Walgama Kotikagoda Viharaya
  These are very complex and a bit hard to understand. Here there are many European influences. For an example, these frescoes contain ladies who wearing frocks and gentlemen who are wearing trousers, Western style houses, etc.
caption: A fresco at Muruthawela Sri Narendrarama Viharaya
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