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Title: Octagonal (Sinhala, Patiruppuva)
Creator: de Silva, Preethi
Date Created and/or Issued: 1999
Publication Information: Claremont Colleges Library
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Ancient Cultural Sites and Royal Residences
Rights Information: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Description: Front view of the octagonal structure at one end of the temple in which is preserved the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha. This is, today, the most famous landmark in the city of Kandy and the entire island of Sri Lanka. The two cloud or wave-like walls surround the complex. The main double-arched gateway is at left.
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: acs01521
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1639
Subject: Structures
Temples
Time Period: 17th, 18th-early 19th century CE
Place: Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Daladā Māligāwa)
Kandy
Sri Lanka
Relation: Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15