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Dambulla Golden Temple World Heritage Center

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Sri Lanka is rich and overflowing when it comes to colorful history, many came and went, the essence of the dominance still lingers about in the cities and buildings. From Portuguese to Dutch, Sri Lanka has suffered and bloomed through many events.

golden temple of dambulla

Dambulla is a large town situated in the Matale district, pretty near to Colombo. It is also given the title of a World Heritage Site. The town’s most fascinated fact seems to be the time period of its construction, it was built in just 167 days. Bursting with beautiful sites like the ironwood forest rose quartz mountain, Rangiri Stadium, and Na Uyana Aranya, one can’t exactly pinpoint what this town is most known for.

Let’s worship Dambulla Cave Temple

Its the glory is recognized and that is why it holds the title of a world heritage site, Dambulla Cave Temple lies in the central part of the country and is also known as the Golden Temple. People from faraway places come to see cultural beauty with their own eyes.

cave temple of dambulla
Inside the caves around the golden temple, there are paintings and statues strewn all over, all related to the life of Gautama Buddha, his life, and the events that took place in it. Vishnu, Ganesha, and Demon—Mara are historic gods and goddesses that also have some paintings and structures sculpted for them, situated in the caves.
It’s predicted that the site has 2700 human skeletons buried underneath it.

History of Dambulla Golden temple

This historic temple dates way back to first century BCE. The structure can be explained as an overhanging rock looming over five enormous caves.
When it was made, it was considered as one of the largest and most essential monasteries. The hands of many Kings and rulers have interfered with the temple, but it still stands and screams the history embedded deep inside every crack of its walls.

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