Golden Temple of Dambulla
Dambulla cave temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla is a World Heritage Site(1991) in Sri Lanka, situated in the central part of the country.
The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains.
The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains.There are more than 80 documented caves in the surrounding area. Major attractions are spread over five caves, which contain statues and paintings.
There are a total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses.
Prehistoric Sri Lankans would have lived in these cave complexes before the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka as there are burial sites with human skeletons about 2700 years old in this area.
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