Hindu Temple

Hindu Temple

A very colorful Hindu temple in the middle of Colombo

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Little ones

Little ones

Children on their way to sunday school

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Traditional transport

Traditional transport

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

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Buddhas

Buddhas

A few of the many Buddhas in caves at Dambulla

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Buddhas

Buddhas

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

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Lotus

Lotus

Nature's beauty, and a sacred flower for Buddhists

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Temple at Dambullah

Temple at Dambullah

The outside of the Cave temples

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Top palace

Top palace

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 above...

View from above...

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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Lion paws

Lion paws

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

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Ruins...

Ruins...

It must have been beautiful when these ruins were still buildings

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Frescos

Frescos

The rock contains passageways painted with beautiful frescos.

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Stairs

Stairs

This is where the journey to the top starts

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Sigiriya rock

Sigiriya rock

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

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Monks

Monks

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

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Wild elephant

Wild elephant

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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Sanskrit

Sanskrit

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

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Buddha again

Buddha again

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

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