Dambulla Cave II (Maharaja Vihara): Wall and Ceiling Paintings

 

Dambulla Cave Temple - Wikipedia, 

Asian Historical Architecture - Cave 2

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Dambulla Cave II (Maharaja Vihara)

Dambulla Cave Temple - Wikipedia, 

Asian Historical Architecture - Cave 2

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Dambulla Cave I (Devaraja Lena)

Dambulla Cave Temple - Wikipedia, 

Asian Historical Architecture - Cave 1

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Prelude to State - R. A. L. H. Gunawardana

 

First Published

Gunawardana, R. A. L. H., 1982. Prelude to the state: an early phase in the evolution of political institutions in ancient Sri Lanka. The Sri Lanka Journal of Humanities VIII ed. Peradeniya: University of Peradeniya.

Re publication ( subtitles within the text included)

Gunawardana, R. A. L. H., 2000. Prelude to the state: an early phase in the evolution of political institutions in ancient Sri Lanka. In: Gunawardana, R. A. L. H., Pathmanathan, S. & Rohanadeera, M., eds. Reflection s on a Heritage: Historical Scholarship on Premodern Sri Lanka ed. Colombo: Central Cultural Fund.

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Sigiriya

Western (Tourist) Entrance

Inscription

Circling around the rock

Golden Thelambu Tree (Sterculia Foetida)

North Entrance (not conserved)

Less famous frescos of Sigiriya