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Title: Vatadāgē: octagonal pillars
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: The outer circle of octagonal pillars in the Sanchi-type design of "Buddhist railing" (stone-and-post design) on the terrace comprising of granite slabs.
Type: image
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: acs00975.jpg
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/1056
Subject: Pillars
Time Period: Since circa 2nd century CE until the end of the 12th century CE
Place: Mädirigiriya (earlier the ancient Mandalagiri vihāra)
Polonnaruva area (near Hingurakgoda, 14 miles north of Minneriya)
Sri Lanka
Relation: Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15