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Dimbulagala Monastery

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Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
Dimbulagala Monastery
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Polonnaruwa, Polonnaruwa 51000, Sri Lanka

Dimbulagala Raja Maha Vihara is situated 16 kilometres south east of the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. The Dimbulagala range houses a number of caves cut into the rock with Brahmi inscriptions over their drip ledges. This forest hermitage of medieval times and holy abode since time immemorial, home to some of the most valued fragments of early frescoes was called the Gunners Quoin by the British. This Buddhist monastery which was abandoned after the times of the Kingdom of Polonnaruwa was restored to the present status in the 1950s due to the efforts of Kithalagama Sri Seelalankara Thera, who was the chief incumbent of the Vihara until his death in 1995.
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