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Panadura

පානදුර பாணந்துறை

A coastal city 25 km south of Colombo, bordered by the Indian Ocean and Bolgoda Lake. Once a busy river port, Panadura is best known for the 1873 Panadura Debate, a turning point in Sri Lanka's Buddhist revival.

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Local government

The Urban Council runs the town centre. The Pradeshiya Sabha covers the villages around it, from Horethuduwa to Wadduwa.

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History

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1873

The Panadura Debate

Migettuwatte Gunananda Thero Rankoth Viharaya
Father David de Silva Methodist Church

Crowds sat on mats as far as the beach to listen, and Charlie Dias fed those who had travelled from afar.

The debate marked the peak of the first phase of the Buddhist revival, and its success brought Colonel Henry Steel Olcott to Ceylon.

Notable people

Many early fortunes came from the arrack trade. Their owners later moved into other businesses and spent heavily on temples, schools and public welfare.

Landmarks

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Panadura today

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People

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Population figures: Department of Census and Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2024 (Panadura Divisional Secretariat).