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<< Our Photo Pages >> Mulkirigala - Ancient Temple in Sri Lanka

Submitted by KaiHofmann on Wednesday, 03 September 2014  Page Views: 3291

Multi-periodSite Name: Mulkirigala
Country: Sri Lanka
NOTE: This site is 406.045 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Walasmulla  Nearest Village: Mulgirigala
Latitude: 6.122232N  Longitude: 80.737099E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Mulkirigala
Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Renovated wall paintings at Mulkirigala. The caves dated back to the 2nd century CE. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Temple in Sri Lanka

Mulkirigala (means: rock shown by this fellow) is an ancient Buddhist rock temple with many painted caves. It is one of the most important temples in southern Sri Lanka. It was built by king Saddhatissa in the 2nd century CE. Some inscriptions of the 7th and 12th century CE could be found. The paintings and the lying Buddha statues inside the caves have been renovated in the 19th century until today. Very nice and interesting place to visit. On the top some ancient water basins could be found.
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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Old painting about a vampire scene at Mulkirigala. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Old painting at Mulkirigala. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Ancient pond at Mulkirigala (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : View from the hilltop plateau.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Some depressions in front of a holy cave.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Dagoba and temple on the Mulkirigala hilltop.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Ancient entrance?

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Ancient stairs to the temple plateau.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : A kind of ancient stairs to the hill's summit.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Typical water bassin on the top of the temple's hill.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Typical water basin on the top of the temple's hill.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Habitation caves of the ancient monastery.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Not yet renovated stone with an relief of a kind of horse?

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Lying buddha in an upper cave.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : View from one of the caves to the surrounding tropical landscape.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Wall painting.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Statues with original lighting in a cave.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Ceiling painting.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Statues with original lighting.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Wall paintings at Mulkirigala.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Wall painting.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Renovated statues in one of the caves.

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Mulkirigala submitted by KaiHofmann : Another renovated large lying Buddha (one of around 6 or 7) in different caves.

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