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ISURUMUNIYA VIHARA

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Kurunegala Road, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Show on map
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2025
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2025

This superb temple dates back to the 3rd century B.C. and could accommodate 500 young monks of high caste. Interesting sculptures depict elephants snorting in the water and others a couple who may be Saliya, the son of King Dutugemunu, and his wife Asokamala, a low-caste woman for whom he renounced the throne. It is also possible that this is a5th-century work depicting Hindu gods. It is known as the Lovers of Isurumuniya. The watering hole opposite the temple is home to a few crocodiles...

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