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Yatagala Rock Temple - Rocks, Peace and Art

Out of the many Buddhist historical sites in the South, Yatagala Rock Temple stands out as a place with a combination of exquisite Buddhist art and sculpture. The history of this massive temple complex runs back to the 13th Century, where a chief minister of the then ruler King Parakramabahu II, offered this temple with an 18 foot sleeping Buddha statue, frescoes and a sapling of the Sri Maha Bodhi, to the monks as a token of faith. Thus, most paintings and sculpture in the temple belong to the Dambadeniya and Kandyan traditions of art.

The Galle Fort - Heritage, History and Glory

If you were to arrive in Galle Town from any direction, there are three things you will see right then and there that you cannot miss even if you wanted to; the Galle Bus Stand, the International Cricket stadium and just beyond that, standing tall and stretching wide in all its glory is the Galle Dutch Fort. It is a place where almost everyone is attracted to. The locals go there to relax and unwind, tourists go there to explore and experience, the local youth go there to fly kites or play cricket at the Ramparts Green near the army camp grounds, or hangout at the beach near the lighthouse, and almost everyone goes there to feel the ocean winds from atop the bastions and watch the sun do down into the horizon in a golden fiery haze. It is a place of beauty, joy, grandeur and multicultural, multi-ethnic importance.