Sri Lanka: Guardian stone or moonstone (Sandakada Pahana) at the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya temple complex, Uva Province
Sandakada pahana is an elaborately carved semi-circular stone slab, usually placed at the bottom of staircases and entrances and is a unique feature of the Sinhalese architecture of ancient Sri Lanka. It symbolises the cycle of Saṃsāra in Buddhism.
Today Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya has become a temple which attracts and unites people of all religions and faiths. Thousands of devotees from Sri Lanka and other parts of the world visit this temple daily.
Keywords:
Quick links to other images in this gallery:
Pictures From History
Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved.
Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved.