Situlpawwa temple

Situlpawwa temple

    Situlpawwa temple is located inside the Yala National Park, 28 km north of Tissamaharama. This was a cave monastery in the 2nd century BC. According to the chronicles, there had been about 12,000 monks were practicing high ordinance in and around the Situlpawwa cave monastery.
    The main cave temple walls consist of few parts of the wall paintings belonging to the Anuradhapura era.

    Situlpawwa temple is located inside the Yala National Park, 28 km north of Tissamaharama. This was a cave monastery in the 2nd century BC. According to the chronicles, there had been about 12,000 monks were practicing high ordinance in and around the Situlpawwa cave monastery.
    The main cave temple walls consist of few parts of the wall paintings belonging to the Anuradhapura era.

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