Hirumali's Guidebook
Sightseeing
cave monastery, with its five sanctuaries, is the largest, best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist mural paintings (covering an area of 2,100 m2 ) are of particular importance, as are the 157 statues.
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Dambulla-Königshöhle-Tempel
Kandy - Jaffna Highwaycave monastery, with its five sanctuaries, is the largest, best-preserved cave-temple complex in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist mural paintings (covering an area of 2,100 m2 ) are of particular importance, as are the 157 statues.
A small cave temple worth 10-15 mins short visit prior climbing up to the top of Pidurangala Rock. The entrance of the temple was built in 1931, but the cave temple was back then since more than thousand years ago where the temple was built by the King resided at nearby Sigiriya Rock, as meditation place for the monks
Pidurangala Viharaya
Unnamed RoadA small cave temple worth 10-15 mins short visit prior climbing up to the top of Pidurangala Rock. The entrance of the temple was built in 1931, but the cave temple was back then since more than thousand years ago where the temple was built by the King resided at nearby Sigiriya Rock, as meditation place for the monks
It is a site of historical and archaeological significance that is dominated by a massive column of rock approximately 180 metres (590 ft) high.
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Sigiriya
It is a site of historical and archaeological significance that is dominated by a massive column of rock approximately 180 metres (590 ft) high.