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🛕 Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple

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🛕 Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple
Ancient Buddhist rock temple complex in central Sri Lanka


🕐 2 min read · Updated 2 Apr 2026 at 08:27

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1991 under criteria (i) and (vi)
  • Five main cave shrines containing 157 sculptures and 2,100 m² of murals
  • Continuously occupied by Buddhist monks since at least the 3rd century BCE
  • Located in Matale District, Central Province, Sri Lanka

Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple is an ancient rock temple complex situated in the central highlands of Sri Lanka ...

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