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April 09, 2011

Dambulla Cave Temple



Dambulla cave temple is one of favorite place in Sri lanka tour destination. Dambulla is a town built around a vast isolated rock mass and a World Heritage City, declared by UNESCO. It is the largest and best preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka.There are more than 80 documented caves in the surrounding. Major attractions are spread over 5 caves, which contain statues and paintings. This paintings and statues are related to Lord Buddha and his life. . The murals cover an area of 2,100 m². Depictions in the walls of the caves include Buddha's temptation by demon Mara and Buddha's first sermon.