Hill Country · Bandarawela
Dowa Rock Temple
A 1st-century BC cave temple with a 4 m Buddha carved directly into the rock face.
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Dowa Rock Temple
6 km east of Bandarawela, the highlight of Dowa Temple is a 4-metre standing Buddha cut into the sheer rock face. The adjacent cave shrine, carved from solid rock, is covered in traditional Sri Lankan Buddhist murals; legend says King Valagamba took refuge here in the 1st century BC during his 14-year exile from Anuradhapura.
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