Best Things to Do on a Ridi Vihara Ridi Vihara guide — the 'Silver Temple' near Kurunegala, said to have been funded by a silver ore discovery, with cave shrines and old murals.
Tradition ties the temple's founding to a nearby silver ore discovery that helped fund the great stupa at Anuradhapura.
The temple's cave sections hold well-preserved murals and Buddha statues, quieter and less visited than the Cultural Triangle's bigger sites.
Ridi Vihara is near Kurunegala, close to the town's own Elephant Rock.
A quiet visit through the temple's cave shrines and statue halls, well off the main Cultural Triangle circuit.
