Rambadagalla is a small rural village that around 3,300 people call home. Surrounding this village in all directions are gentle rolling hills, mostly consisting of farmed land and tiny hamlets. Snaking up and down these hills are a few narrow roads that connect Rambadagalla to the two major cities in the region: Kurunegala and Kandy. In spite of the modest distance to these two cities, this place feels truly remote and as far from the tourist crowds as it could be. Why the biggest statues of the Buddha in Sri Lanka…
