One of the day trips we made from Kandy was a visit to Sigiriya and Dambulla. I had heard that Sigriya was an awesome sight and Dambulla was a bit over rated. But to be really honest I much preferred my visit to the Dambulla Caves.
I'm not exactly a spiritual person and, as I grow older, I find myself leaning more and more towards atheism, but the visit to Dambulla struck a chord in me for some reason. The caves had a quality about them... a sort of stillness and sense of peace that I found comforting. I can understand why it is a place of pilgrimage for so many.
Dating back to the 1st century BC, and now a World Heritage Site, the complex consists of five caves carved from the base of a 150m high rock. We visited in the afternoon and luckily there wasn't too much of a crowd. I used the chance to click as many pictures as I could... here are a few of my favourites.
[All Images- Shalini Pereira. Please do not use without prior written permission]
amazing place
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures!
ReplyDeletebeautiful shalini..envy you shalini..!
ReplyDelete*sigh*.. What a lovely post.. OK.. this will be my last comment.. getting back to work now.. Thank you for the wonderful visual treat.. I've come back to visiting blogs after nearly two years.. and totally enjoyed being here today!! Thanks again.. and happy blogging..
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