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Dambulla Cave Temple

Sri Lanka Central Matale District

Dambulla Cave Temple
Photo: Lankapic, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons

Five caves under a huge rock, used as Buddhist shrines for over 2,000 years, filled with 153 Buddha statues and ceilings covered in murals, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Climb up the rock for views over the plains to Sigiriya.


Remove shoes and cover shoulders and knees. It's 20 km from Sigiriya.

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