Cave Temples in Sri Lanka
Pulukunava Cave
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Eastern
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District
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Ampara
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Pulukunava site is situated at the boundary of the Galoya scheme on the Ampara-Mahiyangana
road is on a large forested hill. On the southern scrap of the hill are a large
number of dripledged caves. In many of these caves are pre-Christian inscriptions.
In the flat area south of this hill are the remains of a number of structures. Among
these are a dagoba dug into by treasure hunters, some pillared structures and a
pond. Buried under the earth is the torso of a Buddhist statue. The structures at
the site are girt by a prakara.
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