Sri Lanka: Dambulla - Cultural Triangle

The city of Dambulla is situated in the Matale District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, situated 148 km north-east of Colombo and 72 km north of Kandy.

Major attractions of the city include the largest and best preserved cave temple complex of Sri Lanka, and the Rangiri - Dambulla International Stadium, famous for being built in just 167 days. The city also boasts to have the largest rose quartz mountain range in South Asia, and the Iron wood forest, or Namal Uyana.

Dambulla cave temple

It is the largest and best preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains. 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. There are a total of 153 Buddha statues, 3 statues of Sri Lankan kings and 4 statues of god and goddess. The latter 4 include two statues of Hindu gods, Vishnu and Ganesh, the murals and Depictions in the walls.

Iron Wood Forest (Namal Uyana) and Rose Quarts Mountain.

In Dambulla deep in the jungle lies the oldest garden in Sri Lanka, the Iron Wood Forest and the largest Rose Quartz Mountain Range in South Asia. Trees believed to have been planted by those who sought sanctuary here.

Apart from the biodiversity of the site as it contains many other plants, it is also geologically important because of the Rose Quartz mountain range in the garden, which is believed to be over 500 million years old. White rose and violet colour quartz deposits can be seen here.

To and From Dambulla

Distance to other towns in Km

Colombo 148

Kandy 72

Anuradhapura 66

Sigiriya 12

Polonnaruwa 68

Trincomalee 109

Hare are some of the hotels in Dambulla.

Heritance Kandalama, Dambulla

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