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Sri Lanka has a long history and there are some symbols of them in the country.Art is very attractive and each them has a historical value.Most of them pained on walls in temples or rocks.They are very beautiful.

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Traditional paintings play main role in Sri lankan craft also.People use traditional painting styles to their handicraft.People draw paintings using method of traditional paintings. We can see ...

Domain: Art history; Category: General art history

There is a 18 feet long reclining Buddha statue, 2 seating Buddha statues and 4 standing Buddha statues. Two seating Buddha statues are located left and right side of the cave, between two standing ...

Domain: Art history; Category: General art history

In the rock-cut cave there are the remains of mural paintings that would have brightened the interiors of the rock shelter and glowed in the light of oil lamps. All four images hallowed out of the ...

Domain: Art history; Category: General art history

The door frame and dragon arch above it are similar to those at the entrance to the tunnel only brightly painted. Four huge elephant tusks are sometimes kept on the porch. Now the pilgrim should turn ...

Domain: Art history; Category: General art history

This was built at the place where Sweet Jackfruit was offered to the Arahaths by the tradesmen during the time of King Dutugemunu.This is also a temple.There are mnay valuable paintings.Main temple ...

Domain: Art history; Category: General art history

There are four sections in the Kelaniya Temple building.They are called 'Raja Pilima Ge', or the King's Image House, 'Oth Pilima Ge' or the Reclined Buddha Image House, ' Aluth Vihara Ge' or the New ...

Domain: Art history; Category: General art history

This is also a temple.Thre is makara thorana,paintings of monks,paintings of The lord Buddha. There are many paintings of gods and flowers also.Acient people believe, gods also worshipped the lord ...

Domain: Art history; Category: General art history

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