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A very colorful Hindu temple in the middle of Colombo

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Children on their way to sunday school

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Also in Sri Lanka this kind of transport is getting rare :-)

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A few of the many Buddhas in caves at Dambulla

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In Dambulla, ancient caves form a temple with hundreds of Buddha statues and paintings. Many people come...

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Nature's beauty, and a sacred flower for Buddhists

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The outside of the Cave temples

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Once upon a time this was the palace of a King, on top of a rock looking out over the jungle and...

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View from the top of the rock where you can see the gardens and a modern Buddha statue in the distance

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In ancient times, the entrance of the palace was through the mouth of a Lion. Nowadays, only the paws remain...

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It must have been beautiful when these ruins were still buildings

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The rock contains passageways painted with beautiful frescos.

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This is where the journey to the top starts

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One of the most special places in Sri Lanka: the Sigiriya rock temples / palace. Once upon a time a King...

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Buddhist monks on a trip to one of their places of worship

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In Sri Lanka there are many elephants living in the wild. This one decided to do some vegetable shopping at one of the stores along the road :-)

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The ruins at Polonnaruwa contain tables full of sanskrit texts. Since sanskrit is a language still...

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An ancient Buddha watching peacefully from his palace. Also the guardian stones are beautiful.

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