Gallery
Sigiriya and Dambulla
A fifth-century citadel and the largest surviving body of mural painting on the island.
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Sigiriya, rising some 180 metres from the plain. Satheesha J. · CC BY-SA 4.0 -
The painted figures in a sheltered pocket of the rock face. Photograph taken by Chamal N, original painting is from 5th Century BC · Public domain -
Dambulla — five caves in continuous religious use since the first century BCE. Philip Nalangan · CC BY 4.0 -
Mihintale, where the chronicles place the introduction of Buddhism. Sachitha Sashindra · CC BY-SA 4.0