RIDI VIHARA: UDA VIHARA

Kurunegala (Kurunegala District - LK)
7.533300,80.483300
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

It's well worth … a visit to see its wonderful frescoes (LONELY PLANET 2003: 255) of the Uda Vihara (Upper Temple) at the –>Ridi Vihara. SITUATION: In one way or another nearby (LONELY PLANET 2003: 255) the –>Pahala Vihare of the –>Ridi Vihara. CULTURAL HISTORY - rock art: … built by King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe, the entrance has a Kandyan-period moonstone. It's interesting to try to pick out some of the clever visual tricks used by the fresco artists. In one case, what appears to be an elephant at a distance reveals itself on closer inspection to be a formation of nine maidens. Hindu deities and images of the Buddha are represented in the caves (LONELY PLANET 2003: 255).

Documents

Bibliography 06/01/2018
  • Lonely Planet, Sri Lanka 2003.

History

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.0RIDI VIHARA: PAHALA VIHARA
11.0Unaweruwa Nitre Cave
13.0GALE DEVIYA GALGE, Ranagiriya
13.1NISO LENA
13.1KUMBURU LENA
14.0Agalawatte Nitre Cave
15.4ALUVIHARA
17.4KALUDAWELLA NITRE CAVE
23.3LUNUGE CAVE