Anuradhapura
For over 1000 years Sinhalese kings ruled
Sri Lanka from this city.
park grounds
Sri Maha Bodhi
the Sacred Bo tree
oldest site
the stupa
nearby temple
reclining Buddha
prayer cloths
Brazen
Palace
(remains of 1600 columns. Had nine stories
and housed 1000 monks and attendants.)
Ruvanvelisaya Dagoba
guarded by the row of elephants
a religious site
worshipers
Kuttam
Pokuna
(pond used by the monks for bathing)
unrestored
Dagoba (stupa)
made of bricks
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