Discover Nalanda Gedige
Everything you need to know before you go
Nalanda Gedige is an ancient complete stone building near Matale, Sri Lanka. This building was an ancient Hindu Temple constructed in Nalanda. It is one of the most exceptional archaeological sites in Sri Lanka, named after the great Buddhist University at Nalanda in India, It displays a blended style of architecture uncommon in Sri Lanka, and an extraordinary merger of Hinduism and Buddhism. Although some of the designs are strictly hindu, there are no carvings or statues of hindu gods. Only corroded Buddhist carvings similar to the famous ones at Khajuraho in India are found here
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