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Dambulla cave temple

Temples in caves of the hill

We arrived to Dambulla, which is in Central province of Sri Lanka. Dambulla is a part of the Cultural Triangle declared by UNESCO, it lies on the main road from Sigiriya to Kandy, which is around 19 kilometers from Sigiriya. Dambula temple with its five sanctuaries, is the best-preserved cave-temple in Sri Lanka. The Buddhist mural paintings covering about 2,100 m2 and there are more than 157 statues of Buddha.

First we climbed to 160 metres high hill. This hill has over 80 caves. Five of the caves have built temples. In front of the entrance stood a shoe's stall, where they were saving your shoes. In Buddhistic temples is forbidden to wear shoes. Parking place for your shoes  costs 25 rupees for pair. When we got out of the temple we saw the men who capt our shoes, and he accurately memorized, which of the shoes belong to every one of us.

The Temple is combined from five caves with stone frontages, in which we can find statues of Buddha and pictures. Sanctuary is really nice, but I must say that Buddhistic sanctuary's can be a little bit boring because inside they don't have anything else with the exception of images of Buddha. Buddha images otherwise in different positions (standing, sitting, lying, meditating, teaching or he does something third and has over his head the flame of enlightening or he is without the flame). Our tourist guide told us an interesting story about sitting Buddha: a woman sat on Buddhas lap, to have a picture, so with that action she dishonoured the statue, and they had to paint sitting Buddha again.

Few words about Dambulla history

Region of Dambulla was inhabited already in seventh century before Christ. The oldest preserved frescoes, are before Christ. Frescoes were subsequently restored in eleventh, twelve and eighteenth century in the year of our Lord.

In fourteenth banishment period of king Valagamba (first century before Christ) the caves were under protection of Buddhist monks. When the king came back, he built Buddhist temples for gratitude. The most preserved is the complex of five temples in Sri Lanka. In this complex are a lot of statues, and they have preserved almost all frescoes.

Dambulla Hotels

We should not forget two hotels, which were built not long ago in no colonial style with lots of respect for antique architecture. Those two are Cultures Club in Dambulla with beautiful wooden bungalows and Le Kandyan hotel, with wonderful position, it lies over the hills around Kandy, with panoramic pool, tea saloon and probably the most gorgeous reception in the world. All the hotels have got generally four stars. The best thing among all of this is that they are not expensive.

Peradeniya botanical garden kandy

Botanical garden Kandy - Sri Lanka

When you travel through Kandy exploring city and nature do not miss Peradeniya botanical garden and don't forget your camera.

The gardens of Sri Lanka have a rich history. The beginnings of gardens date back to the 14th century. Peradeniya garden is famous for its rich collection of orchids, which should have been over 300 species.

A major expansion of Botanic gardens was in the 19 century. In the garden was first grown exotic fruits, vegetables, coffee, tea and rubber, which have all become very important products for the domestic economy.

In year 1844, George Gardner, as first professional gardener became a supervisor in the park. He began to travel around the island and different places of world and bring the plants into the garden. . The garden spreads on more than 60 hectares with over 10,000 trees. Among them is bamboo from Burma, who grows up to 60 cm per day.

Peradeniya garden - Kandy

Botanical Garden is located in the Central Province of Sri Lanka 5 km away from Kandy centre.

Peradeniya Botanical Gardens is best known for its collection of orchids. The orchid section was established in 1950’s to maintain a collection of orchids and to produce novel hybrids.. The production of orchid plants dramatically increased and sales expanded. A new orchid showroom was also established during the 1970s and is still functional.

Walking trough the park

Park is also home to an amazing variety of medicinal plants which are used in local Ayurvedic practices.

Many people visit garden simply to enjoy hiking and watching birds or to take a photos of the peaceful views.

Botanical garden is also host of numerous species of butterflies. The humid atmosphere and many f flowering plants makes garden as an ideal location for butterflies. The most commonly sighted butterfly species are the crimson rose, common mormon and the blue mormon.

There are two must see points in the garden: a huge Javan fig tree which covering 1600 sq. meters

and Cabbage Palm Avenue which was was planted in 1905. Walking along the stately avenue of Royal Palms (1885) we find fruit bats in large colonies hanging in the trees

Sigiriya

Few kilometres from Dambullah in the middle of the forest and lakes is postioned impresive rock named Sigiriya - Lions rock.

It's only a 30 minute drive from the Dambullah to Sigiriya. When we talk about Sigiriya, then we mostly think of the "rock," - but Sigiriya has also well preserved ancient site with city from the fifth century. Trip to Sigiriya started with walk through gardens and pools, and parks..

Climb to Lions Rock

We climbed up Lions Rock which was a fortress, built from 477-485. It's a steep climb more than 1000 stairs and ladders. The highlights are the frescos which are still so colorful and a highly polished rock with original graffiti - verses written between the 7th and 11th century.

About half way up, the Lion Terrace marked by a staircase between Lion's Paws, starts the remainder of the climb up to the ruins of the summer palaces. There are just crumbly ruins at the top and the visibility isn't too great. Sigiriya Rock itself consists of a large area with ruins of houses, pools and some caves. The centerpiece of course is the rock Today a lot of the old buildings and sculptures are not in good shape, but you still get the feeling that you are in a very special place built on alone rock in the middle of forests and lakes is something you don’t visit every day.

About history of Sigiriya

Sigiriya was a monastery belonging to 1-2 centuries B.C. with caves surrounding the rock Caves with and without dripledges belonging to this period are found close to Sigiriya rock. King Kassapa I (473-491 A.D.) transferred the administrative centre from Anuradhapura to Sigiriya and ruled the island from Sigiriya. He built Sigiriya fortress with the palace, gardens and other royal buildings. After the decease of King kassapa I his brother King Mugalan (495-512 A.D.) donated Sigiriya to the Sangha. Literary sources mention abut Sigiriya during the regns of King Dala Mugalan (535-555 A.D.) and King Sangatissa II (618 A.D.)

 

According to the graffiti of mirror wall Sigiriya was crowded by local visitors from 6 century A.D. to 12 century A.D. Paintings of Sigiriya are one of the most significant pieces of classical paintings of Sri Lanka. There is no argument that the honor for constructions of the most important structures of Sigiriya as moats, parapet wall, gardens, palace and tank goes to King Kassapa I though buildings belonging to 6 century A.D. onwards found here.

Sigiriya has 2 palaces, one at the ground level, called Summer palace and other one on the top of this rock called Winter palace. King Kashyapa had 500 women servants. He painted each of their images on the walls of caves with natural paint. Currently only around 18 are remaining and rest have been destroyed either naturally or by Buddhist Monks.

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1. Visit the official site of the Sri Lanka Tourism board for information on everything from main cities to visit to where to stay, when to go, local weather and dangers and precautions. Sri Lanka is a relatively closed country, so the more you know in advance about your destination, the easier it will be to move around and find exactly what you’re looking for.
2. Explore the main heritage sites of Sri Lanka, including The Sacred City of Anuradhapura, The Cave Temples of Dambulla and the Sigiriya Rock Fortress. All three sites are within easy access of major cities and are worth a day of exploring. Sigiriya also features a magnificent ecosystem (the forest itself is a protected space), which allows for wildlife watching and photography.
3. Find out the legal requirements to visit. If you are from the US, Canada or most of mainland Europe, you won’t need a visa for visits of up to 30 days. At departure, you will need to reconvert all local currency (you won’t be allowed to take it with you), surrender any illegal items bought within the country (this includes tea in excess of three kilos, products made with animal parts and coconuts).
4. Consider staying at a guest house or holiday home rather than renting a hotel room. This will expose you more directly to the customs and practicalities of everyday life in Sri Lanka and will allow you a glimpse into how the locals live, all without sacrificing comfort and beauty.