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Sri Lanka: Buddha in a wall painting at Asgiriya Vihara (temple), Kandy

Asgiriya Vihara, the ‘Monastery of the Horse Mountain’, was built by the family of Pilima Talauve in the early 19th century, on a plot adjoining the ancient royal cremation ground. The Asgiriya Vihara is a rather smallish, inconspicuous temple, but as one of the seats of Goyigama religious power, of great significance. From the early 19th century onwards, during the Esala Perahera, the sacred Tooth Relic would be deposited for the last night of the festival at the Asgiriya Vihara. Together with the Malwatte Vihara, it is also one of the wealthiest temples in Sri Lanka.

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Title: Sri Lanka: Buddha in a wall painting at Asgiriya Vihara (temple), Kandy

Caption: Asgiriya Vihara, the ‘Monastery of the Horse Mountain’, was built by the family of Pilima Talauve in the early 19th century, on a plot adjoining the ancient royal cremation ground. The Asgiriya Vihara is a rather smallish, inconspicuous temple, but as one of the seats of Goyigama religious power, of great significance. From the early 19th century onwards, during the Esala Perahera, the sacred Tooth Relic would be deposited for the last night of the festival at the Asgiriya Vihara. Together with the Malwatte Vihara, it is also one of the wealthiest temples in Sri Lanka.

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Image size: 5100 × 3253 px | 47.5 MB

Print size: 43.2 × 27.5 cm | 2007.9 × 1280.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: ART • ARTFORM: FRESCO • ARTS • ASGIRIYA VIHARA • ASGIRIYA • BUDDHA • BUDDHISM • BUDDHISM, BHUTANESE • BUDDHIST • CEYLON • CEYLONESE • CULT, BUDDHIST • FRESCO • FRESH • HISTORIA UNIVERSAL • HISTORIA • HISTORICAL IMAGES • HISTORICAL PICTURES • HISTORICAL • HISTORY IMAGES • HISTORY PICTURES • HISTORY • HISTORY. • KANDY • MURAL PAINTING • MURAL • MURALS • OLD CEYLON • PAINT • PAINTING • PAINTINGS • RAINER KRACK • RELIGION • SINHALESE • SIYAM NIKAYA • SRI LANKA • SRI LANKAN • TEMPERA • TEMPLE • TEMPLES • THERAVADA • UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE • WALL PAINTING • WALLPAINTING