Tuesday, 26 February 2008

Giant Buddhas and Tangalla

Some of our neighbourhood buffalo walk with us in the morning.























The clock tower in the centre of Tangalla.






























A typical Sri Lanka style bus with passengers.























The giant eight story Buddha at Wewurukannala Vihara temple near Dickwella and Tangalla.
























Seated Buddha in the temple shows the position of touching the ground.















































It was a typically hot afternoon, and we were able to climb up the back of the Buddha and receive a blessing while looking into his head from behind.



























This is a typical Dagoba or Stupa, and the three rings around it show that it contains some kind of Buddha relic.



























Here, some people pray by the sacred Bo tree, each one grown from a cutting of the one under which Buddha is supposed to have sat.


























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