Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temples

The Cave Temple complex is the largest and well preserved of its kind in Sri Lanka and is situated within a huge cavern it the rock that is 160 metres high over the surrounding plains. For many centuries, Dambulla Cave Temple has been a pilgrim site for Buddhists and monks. There are five notable caves that possess unique features that all stem from different periods in time. As a result, these caves serve to be a prime example of how Dambulla was at the crossroads of almost every major kingdom in the country