Horizontal view of flowers infront the seated Buddha at the Dambulla Cave Temple in Sri Lanka.


Dambulla cave temple (Sinhalese: Dam̆būlū Len Vihāraya, Tamil Tampuḷḷai Poṟkōvil) also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (1991) in Sri Lanka. It is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex with five caves containing various paintings, Buddha and Royal statues.


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Location: Dambulla cave temple, Dambulla, Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Photo credit: © Anne-Marie Palmer / Alamy / Afripics
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