Gal Vihara

North Central Province · Sri Lanka

Gal Vihara, Sri Lanka
Photo: Singhalawap, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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A rock temple within Polonnaruwa featuring four colossal Buddha images carved directly from a single granite face. The reclining and standing figures are considered masterpieces of ancient Sinhalese stone sculpture.

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