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Monday, April 26, 2010

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  1. chandikaApril 26, 2010 at 5:50 AM

    Polonnaruwa Vatadage (circular house of relic) Dalada Maluwa (hall of relic) in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
    The Temple of the Tooth of Lanka during the glorious era of PolonnaruwaThe centerpiece of the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, the Dalada Maluwa (the hall of the Tooth Relic), was a sacred precinct containing 12 magnificent buildings. Although there are numerous vatadage across Sri Lanka, the Vatadage at Polonnaruwa is the most famous. As with many other vatadage, it had a stupa in the centre with four Buddha images facing the cardinal directions.

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  2. chandikaApril 26, 2010 at 5:51 AM

    Lost to the Dravidian invaders
    The building has lost the conical roof of three concentric circles, most of the dagoba (stupa) and one of its guardstones at the base of the steps among many other features & surrounding buildings to the marauding Dravidian invaders from South India.

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