Dambulla cave temple is also referred as Golden temple that located in the centre of Sri Lanka. It is one of the largest cave temples in the world. The rock towers are placed at height of 160 m in the slopes. There are more than eighty documented caves in the background area.
The excellent statues and paintings are occurred nearly five caves in this shrine. All the paintings and statues resemble God Buddha and this entire life message. As per the counting, there are 153 Buddha statues, three Sri Lankan emperors, four statues of gods and goddesses, the statues of Hindu gods especially for Lord Vishnu and Lord Ganesh.
The five caves in this temple are fantastically converted into five rooms. This shrine structure has been composed in the periods of 1 BC to 993 AD. The path for the temple is formulated alonf the gentle slope of the Dambulla Rock, offering a panoramic glance of the surrounding flat lands that embrace the rock fortress Sigiriya, which situated 19 km far. There are not less than hundreds of swooping swallows to the cave entrance.
The biggest cave trial regarding 52 m from east to west, and 23m from the entry to the back, this spectacular cave is 7m tall at its highest point. Hindu deities are also symbolizing as the kings Valagamba and Nissankamalla, and Ananda, the Buddha's most dedicated disciple, the peculiar features of this temple. These holy rooms are envoy of many epochs of Sinhala sculpture and Sinhala art. The Buddha statues are held in varying sizes and heights among these the largest is 15 meters long. Among of the five caves, one cave has over 1,500 paintings of Buddha covering the ceiling.
Keywords: holy places, cave temples, Lord Buddha
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