{"id":88627,"date":"2022-03-20T13:36:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T13:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=88627"},"modified":"2022-03-20T13:36:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T13:36:37","slug":"historic-cave-needs-attention-by-a-a-l-dias","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/historic-cave-needs-attention-by-a-a-l-dias\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic cave needs attention-by A.A.L.DIAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px; color: #000000;\">Historic cave needs attention-<span style=\"color: #800080;\">by A.A.L.DIAS<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-88628\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Historic-cave-e1647782898637.jpg\" alt=\"Historic cave\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-image-caption field-type-text field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The Cave where Gongalegoda Banda is said to have stayed. Picture by A.A.L.DIAS, Matale Group Corr.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #333399;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynews.lk\/2022\/03\/19\/local\/275178\/historic-cave-needs-attention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dailynews<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The cave where the leader of the 1848 Matale Revolt against the British rule had stayed has been neglected for years, Rangiri Dambulla Meda Pansala Chief Incumbent and Rangiri Dambulla Rock Temple Caretaker Most Ven. Ambagaswewa Rahula Thera said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Chapter House where Gongalegoda Banda was crowned as the Kandyan king by Ven. Giranegama Indrajothi Thera, who led the revolt against the British rule, lies a short distance away from the Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Cave and the Chapter House lie next to the road near the Dambulla Meda Pansala. Devotees used this road to visit the Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cThe Archaeological Department has preserved this site to some extent, but they have not taken any step to preserve this historic Cave,\u201d the Thera said.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historic cave needs attention-by A.A.L.DIAS The Cave where Gongalegoda Banda is said to have stayed. Picture by A.A.L.DIAS, Matale Group Corr. 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