Cave III (Maha Alut Viharaya)

This well-lit cave, the New Great Temple, was said to have been converted from a storeroom in the 18th century by King Kirti Sri Rajasinghe of Kandy, one of the last Kandyan monarchs. A statue of him stands to the right of the doorway as you enter. It is filled with Buddha statues, including a beautiful reclining Buddha, and is separated from Cave II by only a masonry wall.