Land of distinguished politicians Don Stephen Senanayake, Sir Baron Jayathilake,, Charles Edgar Corea and more, Chilaw Sri Lanka is distinguished place and is home to some of the prestigious institutions especially The Royal College, Colombo. The place is known for the ever famous Charles Edgar Cornea who belonged to a wealthy family that owned a large spread of coconut estate, paddy lands and more. A visit to the home of Charles Corea is a pleasant feeling. The vast verandah of the house at Edirille Gedera, the slanting shed, the pillars supporting it so on and so forth all make for a splendid tour of this great leaders house.
Chilaw is worth visiting for mainly understanding and learning the history and the great leaders of Chilaw who served during the Dutch and Portuguese rule in Chilaw –Srilanka. Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to Chilaw was his maiden visit and the last visit too. This one time trip built a quintessential relationship between the Mahatma and Corea who were very good friends. In 1927, Srilanka was known as Ceylon, C.E.Corea and Victor Corea arranged for Gandhi to stay in “Sigiriya” aCorea home.
The only visiting place in Chilaw is a trip to an almost dormant fishing hamlet in Chilaw that houses the Munneshwaram Hindu temple
- The temple is known for its vibrant but complex ritual processions myriad ceremonies involving water, processions etc. Pilgrims come travelling from different parts of India to partake in these religious ceremonies.
- The temple houses a lingam within
- Pilgrims offer their prayers here and follow the Hindu religious practices at the temple.
- There are records proving the temple fact that it is more than 1000 year old.
- This ancient temple is believed to be one of the five Shiva temples
At Chilaw you can also take a tour to do some fishing at the lagoons.Besides the historic temple Chilaw
- Located close to the temple complex are many smaller temples dedicated to Hindu Gods.
- There is a tank and its bank is where the main temple is located
- After your visit to the temple you can head to the beach and enjoy a beautiful and picturesque evening.
- Be mesmerized in the evening view of the beautiful sunset
- The beach is about a kilometer away from the temple. It will make for a good walk
- Since CHilaw is a fishing town it is known for its prawn farming. If it delights you, you can pay a visit to the farm and get yourself some good yield of well-bred prawns.
In a nutshell Chilaw with its political big wigs, great history, famous temple, beautiful beach and a modest hamlet makes for a simple but elegant pit stop in Srilanka tour package.
