Showing posts with label Kurunegala. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kurunegala. Show all posts

Monday, September 26, 2011

Artifacts at Rideevihara, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.


 Moonstone and lamp holder made of stone.

A stone slab to hold lighted lamps and flowers. A urinal to be used squatting down and a stone pestle.
Rideevihare has its origins in the 2nd Century BC.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Rideevihara, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka



 The influence of South India in the stone pillars and carvings is evident in these phitos I took at Rideevihare dated to the 2nd Century BC.