First Discovered in the 1980s
The artwork was discovered by a few local lads in the late 1980s (according to one of them) and a few years later the discovery was released to a local school newspaper called Lalitha (2002, article by Asoka Somaratne). Eleven years later, in 2013, the TV station, Derana, made a short story on the site, but did not disclose the actual location. Eventually, a few intrepid and enthusiastic people researched the available information and visited the site. It is plausible that other villagers in the area may have also known of this art work, but did not see a need to mention it as an important cultural discovery.
It is currently claimed to be the largest collection of rock art found in Sri Lanka to date,
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