Dambulla Rock Cave Temple
Dambulla cave temple also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla, is a World Heritage Site, situated in the central part of the country. This site is situated 148 kilometres east of Colombo.
Dambulla is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160m over the surrounding plains. There are more than eighty documented caves in the surrounding area. Major attractions are spread over five caves, which contain statues and paintings. These paintings and statues are related to Gautama Buddha and his life. There are a total of 153 Buddha statues, three statues of Sri Lankan kings and four statues of gods and goddesses. The latter include Vishnu and the Ganesha. The murals cover an area of 2,100 square metres. Depictions on the walls of the caves include the temptation by the demon Mara, and Buddha's first sermon.
Prehistoric Sri Lankans would have lived in these cave complexes before the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka as there are burial sites with human skeletons about 2700 years old in this area.
Pecinski hram Dambula
Pećinski hram Dambulla, takođe poznat kao Zlatni hram Dambulla, je svetska baština, smešten u centralnom delu zemlje. Ovo mesto se nalazi 148 kilometara istočno od Kolomba. Dambulla je najveći i najbolje očuvani kompleks pećinskih hramova u Šri Lanki. Stena se uzdiže 160 m iznad okolnih ravnica. U okolini postoji više od osamdeset dokumentovanih pećina. Glavne atrakcije raspoređene su u pet pećina, koje sadrže statue i freske. Ove slike i statue povezane su sa Gautamom Budom i njegovim životom. Ukupno ima 153 statue Bude, tri statue šri-lankanskih kraljeva i četiri statue bogova i boginja. Među njima su Višnu i Ganeša. Zidne slike pokrivaju površinu od 2.100 kvadratnih metara. Prikazi na zidovima pećina uključuju iskušenje od strane demona Mare i Budino prvo propovedanje.
Preistorijski stanovnici Šri Lanke živeli su u ovim pećinskim kompleksima pre dolaska budizma na Šri Lanku. U ovom području nalaze grobnice sa ljudskim skeletima stare oko 2700 godina.
The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic of Lord Buddha
Sri Dalada Maligawa, commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Royal Palace Complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. The Temple of the Tooth is a World Heritage Site.
The Worship rituals, in the inner chamber of the temple, are performed three times daily: at dawn, at noon and in the evenings. On Wednesdays, there is a symbolic bathing of the relic with a herbal preparation made from scented water and fragrant flowers called Nanumura Mangallaya; this holy water is believed to contain healing powers and is distributed to those present.
Hram svete relikvije Budinog zuba
Sri Dalada Maligawa, poznatija na engleskom kao Hram Svete Relikvije Zuba, je budistički hram u Kandiju, Šri Lanka. Nalazi se u Kompleksu Kraljevskog Dvora bivšeg Kraljevstva Kandi, u kojem se čuva relikvija Budinog zuba. Još od davnina, relikvija je igrala važnu ulogu u lokalnoj politici jer se veruje da ko god poseduje relikviju, drži vlast nad zemljom. Istorijski, relikviju su posedovali kraljevi Sinhale. Hram Zuba je Svetska baština uglavnom zbog hrama i relikvije.
Obredi poštovanja, u unutrašnjoj prostoriji hrama, obavljaju se tri puta dnevno: u zoru, u podne i uveče. Sredom se vrši simbolično kupanje relikvije biljnim pripravkom napravljenim od mirisne vode i mirisnog cveća, koje se naziva Nanumura Mangallaya; veruje se da ova sveta voda ima lekovita svojstva i distribuira se prisutnima
Galle Dutch Fort, Galle
The Galle fort is a World Heritage Site and is the largest remaining fortress in Asia built by European occupiers.
Galle Fort, in the Bay of Galle on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, was built first in 1588 by the Portuguese, then extensively fortified by the Dutch during the 17th century from 1649 onwards. It is a historical, archaeological and architectural heritage monument, which even after more than 437 years maintains a polished appearance, due to extensive reconstruction work done by the Archaeological Department of Sri Lanka.
Galle Holandska luka
Tvrđava Galle je lokalitet Svetske baštine i najveća preostala tvrđava u Aziji koju su izgradili evropski osvajači.
Galle tvrdjava, u zalivu Galle na jugozapadnoj obali Šri Lanke, prvi put je izgrađena 1588. godine od strane Portugalaca, a zatim su je u 17. veku od 1649. godine opsežno učvrstili Holanđani. To je spomenik istorijskog, arheološkog i arhitektonskog nasleđa, koji čak i nakon više od 437 godina održava uredan izgled zahvaljujući opsežnim rekonstukcijama koje je izvršio Arheološki odsek Šri Lanke.