Gadalaadeniya temple, Pilimathalawa, Sri Lanka

Coming down from the temple.

The only mendicant we saw in the premises.

Gadalaadeniya temple, Sri Lanka.

The paddy storage bin for the secretion of paddy harvested from the temple lands.

The buildings on the rock.

Gadalaadeniya Temple, Pilimathalawa, Sri Lanka.

A door-frame made of decorated granite.

A lotus pond

It has been claimed that wood-working and wooden furniture was introduced into Sri Lanka by the Portuguese only in the 16th Century of the Present Era. Almost all the old buildings have roof supports of pillar-shaped granite. The doorways and windows had frames from granite.

Gadaladeniya Temple, Pilimathalawa, Sri Lanka.

The 'inverted lotus bud' design on the roof of the sanctuary.

Tying a charmed thread around the wrist of a devotee

Stone carvings at the Gadaladeniya temple, Pilimathalawa, Sri Lanka.

Stone-carving of 'Siva-Nataraja,

Another decorative stone carving.

Gadaladeniya Temple, Sri Lanka.

A covered Sthupa

The main temple

A temple on a rock with a lovely view of the countryside.

Gadaladeniya, Pilimathalawa, Sri Lanka.

A store-room at the Gadaladeniya Temple.

A 'rock-edict' at the temple.

Various members of the Royal family of the Gampola and Kandyan period in the history of Sri-Lanka have patronized this temple.
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