Magnificent Temples (5) 2014-04-23 10.23.08

Magnificent Temples (5)

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April 23rd 2014
< Dambulla Temple > On the second day we visited a few temples of Sri Lanka. Firstly, we visited a temple located in Dambulla. On our way temple, we had to climb up the mountain. It was so inclined to climb up in the morning. Even worse we had to wear long pants in order to cover our knees inside the temple. For this reason, it was too hot and hard to reach the temple. ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Central Province » Dambulla

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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more