DAMBULLA CAVE TEMPLE

The temple complex built at the base of a 150m high rock during the Anuradhapura era. The Dambulla cave temple is referred to as “Jambukola” for the first time in the Mahawansa. The cave temple referred to as “suwarna giri lena” which means golden rock caves in the rock inscription created by king kirthi sri nissankamalla. Dambulla cave temple simply known as rangiri dambulla viharaya which means golden rock temple. The name Dambulla was formed with combination of two words. Daba means rock, Ulla means water stream. Inside the temple you can see 5 caves with most beautiful and most famous paintings.