SRI LANKA ~ Dambulla Rock Temple - UNESCO ~

... Beautiful interior Cave Temple view... these caves form the best preserved and biggest cave temple complex in Asia and the most impressive of Sri Lanka... they displaying a range of Buddha statues and beautiful artwork... all related to Lord Buddha and his life... the centre of pilgrimage and a sacred place for Buddhists and Hindus for 22 centuries.... it's the island's most popular historic site... the five main caves contain almost 150 images of the Buddha... Thanks a lot Ravindra!!【ツ】→  http://worldontrains.blogspot.com/

Dambulla Cave temple is situated in the central part of the country. The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains above the central city of Dambulla. The history of the caves, rock and temple dates from the 1st century BC. During the 18th century, the caves were restored and painted by the Kingdom of Kandy. There are five caves (shrine rooms) in Dambulla temple. All of these caves arc full of statues of Buddha and various personages of the Buddhist Order or History.

The Temple of Dambulla were declared as one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1991.

Stamps:

 The 23rd Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
(Issued 12-11-2013)

Traditional Sinhalese Exorcism ritual
(Issued 1-05-2018)