Ascent to Pidurangala Rock

Table Mountain opposite the well-known Sigiriya

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Ascent to Pidurangala Rock
Inserted: 13.11.2016
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The lesser-known Pidurangala Rock is located in close proximity to the well-known and crowded pilgrimage site of Sigiriya. If you go here, you will not pay such a high entrance fee, you will not be pushed in the crowd, you will see an old reclining Buddha and a magnificent view comparable to Mount Sigiriya.

Pidurangala Rock Temple

The starting point of the route to Pidurangala Rock is located at the entrance to the Buddhist temple ** Pidurangala Rock Temple **, where you can be transported by fat or by rented scooter on your own. The temple is relatively ** well hidden **, so it is necessary to find out its location well.

Pidurangala Rock Temple
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Pidurangala Rock Temple

Pidurangala Rock Temple is a smaller temple where we haven't seen many monks. In return, there were several believers who went to worship the reclining Buddha, who is located inside an ordinary-looking building, the back of which continues under a rock.

Pidurangala Rock Temple
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Reclining Buddha

After entering, the ordinary-looking building becomes a magical place full of frescoes with Buddhist figures and the giant reclining Buddha itself. All temples in Sri Lanka are worn without shoes and your knees should be covered.

Reclining Buddha
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Stairs to the mountain

Next above the temple begin the stairs that lead around the mountain to the top.

Stairs to the mountain
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Reclining Buddha

When we reach higher altitudes, we come across ruins and an amazing reclining Buddha carved right under a rock overhang. The Buddha is approximately 1,400 years old, and this adds to the mysterious atmosphere of another ascent.

Reclining Buddha
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Difficult part of the output
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Difficult part of the output

The last part of the ascent is quite demanding, you need to be careful and think in advance of the ascent procedure over huge stones.

Typical view from the mountain

When we manage the last more difficult part of the ascent, we will have a wonderful view of all parts of the world, including the side where the sacred mountain Sigiriya is located.

Typical view from the mountain
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The top of Table Mountain

Table Mountain is like one stone. There are small succulent trees and there may be quite a strong wind. The area of the top of the mountain is unbelievable, one feels like on the Australian mountain Uluru.

The top of Table Mountain
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Pidurangala Rock from a distance

A view of Table Mountain from a greater distance, where the fields and lakes are full of lotuses and even crocodiles.

Pidurangala Rock from a distance
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