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Multi-periodSite Name: MulkirigalaCountry: 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:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
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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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