Bambaragala Rajamaha Viharaya

Bambaragala Rajamaha Viharaya is situated in the village of Henagahawela  at Teldeniya. It’s a cave temple which surrounded by stunning views of the Victoria reservoir and Knuckles mountain range.

Author & photographer –Ruwan Herath (www.ruwanh.blogspot.com)

Period	No of days	Team	Weather	Transport
October 2013	01	04	Normal	Three-wheeler
Route
Talathuoya > Thennekumbura > Digana > Bambaragala
Accommodation
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Travel Tips & Special Notes
Make sure to wear suitable cloths for temple
Leave only your foot prints

Dedicated to my family

The history of the temple goes back to pre-Christian era and the cave was donated to Maha Sangha by king Naga’s wife Datta. Most of the current constructions were done by King Keerthi Sri Rajasingha. (1747-1782 AD)

We start our journey from Thalathuoya (9 km away from Kandy) First reach to Digana. (you can directly come to Digana through Mahiyanganaya highway (17km away from Kandy) Slight right from Digana onto Victoria Golf Club road pass by Commercial Bank & drive around 3KM & you can see NLDB farm on your right. Slight left near the farm & drive about 1 KM in small road toward cave temple.

Inside the cave temple there is a dagaba comparatively smaller in size for the devotees to venerate. On the rock surface inside the cave there are murals painted.

A steep flight of stone steps leads to the summit of this rock. If you plan to climb the rock, better to get direction by guide. There are several caves situated in upper side of the temple which is decorated by several arts.

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