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Multi-periodSite Name: Dowa Rajamaha Viharaya
Country: Sri Lanka Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Bandarawela
Latitude: 6.856296N Longitude: 81.022157E
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

4 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
0	No data.

no data Access:

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.

no data Accuracy:

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
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

4

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Ancient Temple in Sri Lanka

Ancient painted cave temple of the 1st century BCE. At the entrance a 8m tall Buddha statue is standing. Inside one of the painted caves a 11km long tunnel was built. Today the tunnel is closed.
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