The ancient Shiva temple at Polonnaruwa was built by the South Indian Chola Kingdom after invading the island nation in 2nd century BC. Cholas ruled Sri Lanka for about 8 decades. It was a bit of a surprise to find an ancient Hindu temple among the Buddhist ruins at the historic city of Polonnaruwa, which is a UNESCO world heritage site.
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Interesting find sree!
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I really like the images. There’s something so inviting in them. It’s amazing how two images can be so different of the same subject! Perspective is everything…
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Ravana was the biggest devotee of shiva !! finding shiva temple anywhere in lanka shouldn’t be a surprise 😉 🙂 😀
Beautiful photos!!
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Veejay,
Thanks for the Likes, you awesome wanderer.
Be safe in your travels.
Peace be the Botendaddy
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First went to Ceylon (as it was then in the early) in the mid 60’s and then later in 2007, 12, 13, – love the place :-o)
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