The two thousand year old Dambulla Cave Temples are a UNESCO world heritage site and a prominent Buddhist pilgrimage. Comprising more than eighty documented caves, the complex houses over 150 statues of the Buddha as well as exquisite murals that cover a stupendous 2100 square meters. The Buddhist monks and artisans who carved these temples and statues out of solid rock were not the original inhabitants of the caves as archeological evidence suggests that they were in use since prehistoric times. Of particular note is the statue of the reclining Buddha although all the artifacts in the cave complex are magnificent.