Aluvihare Rock Temple

Central Province · Sri Lanka

Aluvihare Rock Temple, Sri Lanka
Photo: Zsandeep, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
December to April
Budget
$
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A cave temple near Matale traditionally regarded as where the Buddhist Pali canon was first written down on palm leaves. Its rock shrines display painted depictions of Buddhist teachings and hell scenes.

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