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The Cave Called Diva Guhava

Batatota Cave — 5 km from Kuruwita

The wide entrance of Batatota Cave near Kuruwita, with its shrine insideTHE CAVE MOUTHPhoto by L Manju on Wikimedia Commons
5 km from KuruwitaPhoto — L Manju

A stop in the Sri Pada pilgrim tradition, with a shrine set inside the cave mouth itself.

A broad cave mouth in the forested hillside near Kuruwita, reached by a half-kilometre walk and a flight of stone steps. Pilgrims identify it as Diva Guhava, the cave where the Buddha is said to have rested after climbing Sri Pada.

Location

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6.8222° N, 80.3722° ECarto · OSM