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Title: Vatadāgē: Pillars
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: Remains of the vatadāgē's stone pillars arranged in three rows of concentric circles surrounding the stūpa, which would have supported a roof over it. The extant pillars in this row have a square form in the bases and lower parts of the shaft. The upper parts of the shafts are octangular below the ornamented capital with figures of ganas (dwarfs). The platform has a diameter of 132 feet (compared to the 164 feet of the Thupārāma) and is paved with radiating stone flags.
Type: image
Format: image/tiff
Identifier: acs00211.TIF
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll15/id/287
Subject: Pillars
Shrines (structures)
Time Period: Circa 89-77 BCE
Place: Lankārāma
Anurādhapura
Sri Lanka
Relation: Ancient Buddhist Sites and Royal Residences in Sri Lanka - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll15

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