Sri Lanka has many varied sites of historical and cultural importance.

One such site is the monastic complex on the lower slopes of Ritigalakanda the Ritigala mountain-situated 40 Kilometers south-east of the ancient city of Anuradhapura. These ruins are some of the most distinctive Sri Lanka has to offer.

The monastery at Ritigala largely consists of meditation platforms and walkways that are in perfect harmony with the huge boulders, trees and streams of the sylvan environment. The Ritigala summit-which has an unusual miniplateu –posses a pocket of vegetation that is distinct from the dry zone flora of the lower slopes and surrounding plain.There are stunned trees festooned with hanging moss and many herbs. This anomaly is due to the fact that the Ritigala summit has a cool and wet micro-climate. Clouds and mist envelop the summit for a greater part of the year resulting high vapor condensation that keep the earth moist.