Dambulla is a city located in the central province of Sri Lanka. The Golden Temple Located here is the main attraction of the central part of Ceylon. Temple i c. BC. carved into the rock. The roof has a 30-meter Buddha. The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage. Plates from the temple indicate that this is the biggest Buddha in the world sitting in the pose of Dhamma Chakra - Dharmachakra.
In order to worship the shrines and the victim to see the greatest collection of the statues of the Buddha, which is already tourists and pilgrims from all over the world.
The entrance to the cave temples costs 12 dollars.
The rise to the temple is quite complicated - sometimes steep steps, so you need to carefully follow the children. And even around the monkey. A lot of monkeys. It is not necessary to feed them, otherwise they start.
The entrance to the temple is possible only by barefoot, for the safety of shoes will have to pay 15-20 rupees at the entrance.
In the temple, in addition to a huge set of collections of the statues of the Buddha, you can see the ancient frescoes. In one of the five caves, the temple for tourists overlooks the unique spectacle: contrary to the laws of earthly attraction water from the bottom rises up.
The complex itself is not very big, but saturated with attractions. A visit to the temple is not long, but the Golden Temple is something that is necessary to visit on Sri Lanka.