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The monumental carved Buddhas of Gal Vihara

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Polonnaruwa, in photographs.

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PhotographDavid Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0

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The remains of the Royal Palace at PolonnaruwaPhoto: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ruins of Atadage, which was the house of the tooth relic of Buddha during Polonnaruwa eraPhoto: AntanO, CC BY-SA 4.0
The carved face of a Buddha at Gal ViharaPhoto: High Contrast, CC BY 3.0 de
The Vatadage at PolonnaruwaPhoto: Graphic I.C, CC BY-SA 3.0
The monumental carved Buddhas of Gal ViharaPhoto: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0
The Vatadage complex at PolonnaruwaPhoto: Ankur Panchbudhe from Pune, India, CC BY 2.0
An archival view of the Thuparama temple at PolonnaruwaPhoto: Rijksmuseum, CC0
Gal Vihara, Sri Lanka, Standing Buddha imagePhoto: Jerzy Strzelecki, CC BY 3.0
The carved entrance steps of Polonnaruwa’s VatadagePhoto: Cherubino, CC BY-SA 3.0
Buddha statue, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruwa, Sri LankaPhoto: Detlef Hansen, CC BY-SA 4.0
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