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Sights at Dambadeniya, Sri Lanka.
Side view of the old 'Dalada Maligawa'.The serene face of a 'Reclining Buddha statue'.A broken piece of a stone carving.A goat lying on an old stone pillar.The perimeter wall of the 'Dalada Maligawa'.
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Sinhalese translation of 'Cry of the Devil bird' out for sale.
Sri Lankan price - Rs.550/-Contact for copiesPostage inside Sri Lanka Rs 200/-Crossed Cheques accepted.Cheques drawn in favour of Dr.Philip G Veerasingam,Address - 28, Mansuriya Lane, Honiton Place,...
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Sights at Isurumuniya, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Beginnings of the site in the 2nd Century BC. Recently it has been claimed by some to go back to the time of King Ravana, the legendary King of Sri Lanka.
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In and around Isurumuniya, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
A stone 'Pun kalasa' S, 'Nirai kudam' T, made of stone.
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Isurumuniya, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Isurumuniya as seen in the 1960s - Photo by Mr. Jayaratne, Puwakpitiya. See the famous stone carving of the 'Lovers' in its original site.  Click on the web-links below to hear the old and then a new...
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Mihinthale, ruins of the 'Alms hall' for Buddhist Monks, 5th Century AD, Sri...
The ruins of the foundation of the 'Alms Hall'.A water conduit made from stone.A container carved in stone to contain boiled rice for distribution to Buddhist Monks.A stone water cistern.
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Mihinthale, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
An old wall made of cut granite.A water cistern made of stone.A mango grove.The story is told in the 'Mahawansa' the Pali Chronicle of the Kings of Sri Lanka, of an IQ test done on King Devanampiya...
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Ancient Hospital, Mihinthale, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
The entrance to the courtyard.A hall with granite pillers.A trough carved out of granite used to immerse a patient in medicinal oils.Veda Sala ( Hospital Complex)It was reported by Chinese mahayana...
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Sights in our home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.
A Garden-lizard with perfect camouflage.
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Some sights of Sri Lanka.
Durian and Rambuttan fruits piled up at the road side for sale at Kaluaggala.A villager's moustached face, Avissawella.The now brad-gauge Kelani-valley rail track at Puwakpitiya.A 'Rail-bus' starting...
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Green Memorial Hospital, Manipay, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
Dr. Samuel Fisk Green from, Boston, USA.An older building.An old building in ruins.The Centenery Building.The Rt Hon. Mr. D S Senanayake, Prime Minister, Ceylon.The Hon Mr. George E de Silva, Minister...
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Text books used by the Medical Students at Manipay, Jaffna in the 1850s onwards.
A page from a Text-book of Chemistry with its Tamil translation below.A Tamil translation of a text-book of Anatomy. A Tamil translation of a text-book of Surgery.Preface to a translation in Tamil of...
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Record-keeping, Green Memorial Hospital, Manipay, Sri Lanka.
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Thonigala on the Chilaw road from Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
The first water reservoir, Thonigala.The footpath to the second Brahmi inscription at Thonigala.The second inscription on the rock at Thonigala.The translation of the inscription.According to local...
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Some scenes at Thonigala, Sri Lanka.
A water reservooir to retain rain-water used in paddy cultivation.Shrub land.A hillock of granite.The climb up a rocky face.
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A statue of Lord Buddha near Narammala, Sri Lanka.
A statue of Lord Buddha in an uncommon posture in present Sri Lanka, seen at Narammala.
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Paramaanandha Kandhe Raja Maha Vihara, near Thonigala, Sri Lanka.
Copy of a long Brahmi inscription found at Vihare.
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