Lankatilaka Vihara

Lankatilaka Vihara was built in 1344 AD during the reign of King Bhuvanekabahu IV and stands on a granite outcrop at Udunuwara, 6 kilometres south-west of Kandy. The temple's main shrine room is built around a large seated Buddha image approximately 14 metres tall, with the surrounding walls covered in Kandyan-period frescoes depicting celestial beings, musicians, and guards. The exterior is notable for its 4-storey facade with arched niches containing devale shrines to four guardian deities. Stone inscriptions at the site record the dedication of villages to the temple by the king. The structure is built directly on the granite rock, which forms the floor of parts of the interior. It is one of three major medieval temples in the Udunuwara area, together with Embekke Devale and Gadaladeniya.