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Title
Uposathagara: Chapter House
Creator
de Silva, Preethi
Date Created and/or Issued
2016
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
A "human" touch observed among the stumps of the giant stone columns of the Chapter House. Monkeys are present throughout the ancient city and this loving pair seemed to be entirely at ease in the presence of curious tourists.
Type
image
Format
image/jp2
Identifier
acs00790.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/876
Subject
Columns
Monkeys
Time Period
5th-8th century CE
Place
Jetavana Monastery
Anurādhapura
Sri Lanka
Relation
Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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