Founded in 1885 amid a fierce Buddhist revival against colonial rule, Colombo’s Gangaramaya Temple has evolved into an extraordinary labyrinth of curious treasures. Step past the gilded Buddhas and you will find dusty taxidermy, Victorian clocks, Hindu gods and Catholic icons packed floor to ceiling alongside a sacred hair relic of the Buddha. Generations of offerings have transformed this urban shrine into a unique collision of devotion, eccentricity and history.