Wednesday, 2 January 2008

Mulkirigala rock temple

All faithless, beware, thisis the last warning !





Steps lead up to a series of cleftlike caves in a huge rock in the middle of the rainforest. A small Buddhist school of young monks appears before the caves.

the place has a little of Dambulla and Sigiriya about it.

wall paintings inside the caves which serve as prayer rooms




a homosexual prince surrounded by demons


continue barefoot to the second level to a second set of caves sheltering large reclining Buddhas, together with other, smaller, sitting and standing figures.


the Boddhi tree and its prayer flags


fierce animals and demons guard the entrance to the sacred cave



thedemons keep the evils out, so you're nothing to fear inside


she looks familiar, giving birth to a God.


dagoba perched on top of the rock and inspiring views over the surrounding rainforest.