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Special Feature — THE FORGOTTEN TEMPLE: Dakkinagiriya & the Other Kaludiya Pokuna

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A thousand-year-old ‘mountain monastery’, lost in the Kaludiya Pokuna Forest, east of Dambulla; forgotten by the tour guides, and seemingly by time itself. For the visitor seeking something literally off the beaten track, the Dakkinagiri Viharaya is an intriguing but serene detour away from the well-trodden sites of Sri Lanka’s Cultural Triangle.”

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The stupa of the 9th century Dakkinagiri Viharaya, with Erawalgala behind it.
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The Land Without Lakes

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The Southern Plains by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com
The foothills of the Central Highlands drop away to the southern plains of Sri Lanka, the flatlands scattered with hundreds of manmade ‘tanks’, or reservoirs, built by kings and prime ministers to irrigate the land. Many of them are thousands of years old. Shot at dusk from the Beragala Pass, in January 2017.

Atop the Sigiriya Rock Fortress, Sri Lanka #24

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Atop the Sigiriya Rock Fortress, Sri Lanka #24 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com
The view to the southwest from the southern edge of the Sigiriya palace ruins. In the distance is the Central Highlands, with the Kayanwala Wewa before it. At the bottom left of the picture is the Sigiriya Wewa, a reservoir that would have provided water for the city built in the 5th century by King Kashyapa of Anuradhapura as his capital. Photographed in December 2017.
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Southeast, Through the Ella Gap

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South Through the Ella Gap #3 by Son of the Morning Light on 500px.com

Evening over the plains between the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka and the Yala National Park. January 2016.

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