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Fortress-palace built atop a 200-meter volcanic plug

Deraniyagala Cave, that is pictured here, is a monastic cave shelter. The cave itself predates the occupation of Sigiriya by Kasyapa. When discovered, it contained faint traces of painting (now practi
Deraniyagala Cave, that is pictured here, is a monastic cave shelter. The cave itself predates the occupation of Sigiriya by Kasyapa. When discovered, it contained faint traces of painting (now… © Michael Gunther, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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