Decorated wooden pillars, Embekka Dewala, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

A cock-bird

The 'inverted lotus' design on the top of the pillar.

Embekka Dewala, Kandy, Sri Lanka, wood-work, 16th Century PE

A deer and an elephant

A mythical bird

Another mythical bird

The wrestlers

See the variety in themes depicted.

Wood carvings, Embekka Dewala, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

A man on a horse

A female playing the 'veena'

A stylised female

A female ?on a swan

Wood carving of various motiffs are found carved on the wooden supporting pillars. They belong to the 15th Century Present Era.

Embekka Dewala, rafters, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The wooden rafters in the roof of the hall.

Note the wooden pillars supporting the hall and the design of the 'inverted lotus'.

Embekka Dewala, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Paddy store - 'Wee Bissa' - made of clay on a bamboo frame.

The Kitchen - 'Multhan gey' - of the temple.

They remain the same as they would have been about six centuries ago.

Embekka Dewala, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Legend at the entrance to the Dewala

Old gateway made of granite

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House-hold utensils, Lankathilake, Sri Lanka.

A brass container used to carry milk.

Various brass household utensils.

The brass utensils used in households in Sri-Lanka before the 1950s were heavy and needed constant polishing to keep them free of the green verdigris. If holed they could be easily repaired by the travelling tinker who visited the villages each year. These items were never thrown away. I saw these being sold as antiques at the entrance to the Lankathilaka Vihara.