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The restored brick dome of the Abhayagiri stupa, Anuradhapura

Abhayagiri Vihara

The small coral-stone stupas of Kadurugoda Viharaya at Kandarodai, Jaffna

Ancient Kadurugoda Viharaya

Chunnakam

Aukana Buddha Statue, a large rock-carved statue in central Sri Lanka

Aukana Buddha Statue

Aukana

The lagoon at Batticaloa on Sri Lanka's east coast

Batticaloa

The Buddha statue at Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya, Boralesgamuwa

Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya

Boralesgamuwa

The white stupa of Buddhangala monastery rising above its rock face near Ampara

Buddhangala Rajamaha Viharaya

The 14-foot standing Buddha at Buduruwagala rock carvings

Buduruwagala

Wellawaya

National Museum of Sri Lanka in Colombo, showcasing artifacts and art

Colombo

Dambulla Cave Temple, featuring the reclining Buddha statue in the largest cave

Dambulla Cave Temple

The brick mound of the Deegavapi stupa under restoration near Ampara

Deegavapi Rajamaha Viharaya

Gal Viharaya, a cultural site in Polonnaruwa

Gal Viharaya

Seated Buddha statue at Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo

Gangaramaya Temple

Girihandu Seya stupa at Thiriyai, north of Trincomalee

Girihandu Seya

Thiriyai

Habarana Lake, the tank beside the town in the Cultural Triangle

Habarana

The carved wooden signpost to the Hoods Tower naval museum inside Trincomalee dockyard

Hoods Tower Museum

Isurumuniya rock carvings near Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Isurumuniya

The white domed Jaffna Public Library building

Jaffna

The red-and-white striped facade of Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque in Pettah, Colombo

Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque

The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree on its gilded terrace in Anuradhapura

Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi

Jetavanaramaya, a cultural site in Anuradhapura

Jetavanaramaya

Kalutara Chaitya, the hollow white stupa beside the Kalu Ganga

Kalutara Chaitya

Pilgrims at the Kataragama Devalaya temple complex

Kataragama

The arched facade of the Kattankudy Heritage Museum

Kattankudy Heritage Museum

Kattankudy

Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, a cultural site in Kelaniya

Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara

Kelaniya

The white dome and pinnacle of Kiri Vehera at Kataragama, lit at night

Kiri Vehera

The gopuram of Kokkadicholai Thaanthonreeswarar Temple near Batticaloa

Kokkadicholai Thaanthonreeswarar Temple

Koneswaram Temple cliff at Swami Rock above the Indian Ocean in Trincomalee

Koneswaram Temple

The white dome of Mahaweli Maha Seya above the Kotmale valley

Kotmale Mahaweli Maha Seya

The granite summit rock of the Kudumbigala forest hermitage

Kudumbigala

The brick stupa on the Kuragala summit above the surrounding plains

Kuragala

Ethagala rock formation in Kurunegala, featuring ancient temples

Kurunegala

The stupa of Lahugala Kiri Vehera near Pottuvil

Lahugala Kiri Vehera

Lahugala Kota Vehera, an ancient stupa near Pottuvil

Lahugala Kota Vehera

The gilded Buddha and the bay seen from the Lankapatuna temple terrace

Lankapatuna Samudragiri Viharaya

Seruwila

Ruins of Magul Maha Viharaya at Lahugala, near Pottuvil

Magul Maha Viharaya

The white dagoba of Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara

Mahiyangana Raja Maha Vihara

The restored standing Buddha statue at Maligawila

Maligawila Buddha Statue

Mamangam Pillaiyar Kovil

Mandur Kandaswamy Kovil

The colonnaded 17th-century building of the Maritime and Naval History Museum in Trincomalee

Maritime and Naval History Museum

Ancient stone steps and ruins at Mihintale, the Buddhist heritage site east of Anuradhapura

Mihintale

A line of stone figures leading over the dunes to the stupa at Muhudu Maha Viharaya, Pottuvil

Muhudu Maha Viharaya

The white stupa of Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara in Badulla

Muthiyangana Raja Maha Vihara

Naga Pooshani Amman Kovil on Nainativu Island, Sri Lanka

Nainativu

Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil, a Hindu temple in Jaffna with a tall gopuram

Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil

The brick dome of Neelagiri Seya stupa in the Lahugala jungle

Neelagiriseya

Tea plantations near Nuwara Eliya, a colonial-era hill station in Sri Lanka

Nuwara Eliya

Ruins of the ancient Ovagiriya Buddhist monastery near Ampara

Ovagiriya

The painted gopuram towers of Pathirakali Amman Temple in Trincomalee

Pathirakali Amman Temple

Peace Pagoda in Ampara, a large white stupa near the coast

Peace Pagoda, Ampara

Stone terraces and Buddha statue of the Polonnaruwa Vatadage

Polonnaruwa Vatadage

Pusulpitiya Raja Maha Vihara beside the Kotmale Oya

Pusulpitiya Raja Maha Vihara

Rankoth Vehera, the largest stupa in Polonnaruwa

Rankoth Vehera

Ruwanwelisaya, a cultural site in Anuradhapura

Ruwanwelisaya

Sandahiru Seya, the large Buddhist stupa in Anuradhapura

Sandahiru Seya

Satmahal Prasada, the stepped brick tower in Polonnaruwa's Quadrangle

Satmahal Prasada

Seruwila Mangala Raja Maha Vihara, a Buddhist temple with a prominent stupa

Seruwila Mangala Raja Maha Vihara

Rock carvings at Sithulpawwa Rajamaha Viharaya in Hambantota District

Sithulpawwa Rajamaha Viharaya

Somawathiya Chaitya, a stupa in Somawathiya National Park

Somawathiya Chaitya

Temple of the Tooth, a Buddhist shrine in Kandy

Temple of the Tooth

Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara, an ancient Buddhist temple with a large stupa

Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara

The Koneswaram Temple complex and its seated Shiva statue on Swami Rock, Trincomalee

Trincomalee

Rows of white headstones under a frangipani tree at Trincomalee War Cemetery

Trincomalee War Cemetery

Unagalawehera Rajamaha Viharaya, a cultural site in Polonnaruwa

Unagalawehera Rajamaha Viharaya

Street scene in Vavuniya town, northern Sri Lanka

Vavuniya

Vavuniya

Ruins of Velgam Vehera, the ancient Buddhist temple at Kanniya near Trincomalee

Velgam Vehera

The Kadu Ga Gala sword-sharpening stone at Vijithapura Raja Maha Viharaya

Vijithapura

Yatala Vehera and its elephant-head terrace wall, Tissamaharama

Yatala Vehera

The grass-covered Yudaganawa stupa mound with the small image house at its base

Yudaganawa

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