The Sigiriya frescoes and the Dambulla cave paintings are found in:

Both are famous sites of ancient painting in Sri Lanka, and both are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Sigiriya (Lion Rock):

• It is a massive rock fortress rising about 180-200 metres above the surrounding plain in the Matale district of central Sri Lanka.
• It was built by King Kashyapa I (Kasyapa) in the 5th century CE (about 477-495 CE) as his royal palace and capital.
• The entrance was through a huge gateway shaped like a lion, of which only the giant stone paws remain.

On the rock face are the famous frescoes of the "Sigiriya maidens" (celestial nymphs or court ladies), painted with flowing lines and bright colours. They are often compared with the paintings at Ajanta in India.

It also has the "Mirror Wall", which was once polished so well that the king could see himself, and on which ancient visitors wrote verses (graffiti).

Sigiriya was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1982.

Dambulla Cave Temple (Golden Temple of Dambulla):

• It is a group of five cave shrines in central Sri Lanka, used by Buddhist monks since the 1st century BCE.
• The caves contain over 150 statues of the Buddha and about 2,100 square metres of painted walls and ceilings showing the life of the Buddha.
• It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1991.

In India, the most famous ancient paintings are at Ajanta (Maharashtra), Bagh (Madhya Pradesh), Badami (Karnataka) and Sittanavasal (Tamil Nadu). The Ajanta paintings, made from about the 2nd century BCE to the 5th century CE, show Jataka tales.

Why not the other options?

• ✗India has the Ajanta and Bagh cave paintings.
• ✗Nepal is known for Buddhist thangka and Newar paintings.
• ✗Myanmar is known for the temple murals of Bagan.