Image house. Entrance with one of the two traditional guardstones flanking the steps at the entrance. The figure is of one of the four deities represented in guardstones. The cistern is for water to be used for washing feet prior to entering the shrine. The stone slab serves as a place for depositing flowers. The canopy is a modern construction.
7th century CE. Fallen statue, found in the 1950s, restored and raised in 1991
Place
Maligawila (Maligawela), monastery complex, possibly at the location called Kanagama. Maligawila (Maligawela). Monerāgala District, Uva province. 15 km from Butthala. Sri Lanka
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