Pidurangala

Pidurangala is a granite inselberg adjacent to Sigiriya in the dry zone of north-central Sri Lanka, rising slightly lower than Sigiriya at approximately 350 metres but offering the most widely reproduced photography angle of the Sigiriya Rock Fortress from above. The climb involves a short scramble across exposed bare granite at the summit, and dawn arrivals capture the Sigiriya monolith lit from the east before the haze builds. A cave temple at the base, built by King Kashyapa, contains a large reclining Buddha.