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Royal and sacred cities, colonial strongholds, temple caves and ) virgin forests–with no fewer than seven World Heritage Sites (The Sacred City of Anuradhapura 5 B.C. , The Medieval Capital of Polonnaruwa 10 A .D., The Cave Temples of Dambulla 1 B. C. , The Sigiriya Rock Fortress 5 A .D. , The Royal City of Kandy 15 A .D., The Dutch Fortifications at Galle 17 A .D.The Sinharaja Forest Reserve)declared and listed...
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The popular belief is that the stone, on which the flag was hoisted, is the resemblance of a Kinihira (a large hammer). Some also say that  the mountain got its name because “ Kinihiri” flowers were in abundance and back in ancient times the mountain was covered by many kinihiri trees. Even today a large Kinihiri tree, over hundreds of years old, still stands in the precincts of the Viharaya. Today we call the cave temple by the name “Kinihirikanda Rajamaha Viharaya”. |
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|  Welcome to the ultimate Buddhist pilgrimage destination: Kinihirikanda Rajamaha viharaya. It is already host to a constant flow of visitors and pilgrims.We invite you to visit this religious place.
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The Kinihirikanda Rajamaha Viharaya is located inside a triangle of three World Heritage Sites ( 52 km from Anuradhapura , 42 km from the Polonnaruwa, and 20 km from the Dambulla). It is only 15 km from another World Heritage Site, Sigiriya. Anyone who visits the four World Heritage Sites, can also visit the Kinihirikanda Rajamaha Viharaya, and enjoy all of the beautiful scenery it has to offer.
The Kinihirikanda Rajamaha Viharaya is situated in...
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