Maligathenna Raja Maha Viharaya

Photography , Historical Study ,Hiking , Biking

The caves are spread on different levels among the forest and each level could be reached through a stone stairway, the one leading to the top of the mountain been the most unique and celebrated.

Some of the original meditation caves had been converted to shrine rooms during the time of King Walagamba with murals on the walls and on roof and a 18 feet reclining Buddha statue. The ground level which is reached after a small and steady climb consists  the main temple and the majority of the caves are found on this level, the largest being the meditation hall. Another large cave had been converted into the main shrine room while sthupa in the ground level had been built during the last century.