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Title
A royal group worshipping at a Buddhist stupa
Subject
Rites and ceremonies
Royalty--Sri Lanka
Cave paintings--Dambulu Rajamaha Viharaya (Sri Lanka)
Buddhism in art
Description
This scene, from the Dambulla cave paintings, shows the family of Dutthagamini (a popular Sri Lankan King of the 2nd century B.C.E.) together with god Sakra worshiping at the Ruvanvelisaya, Sri Lanka. It is noteworthy that the queen stands in front of the King.
Creator
Sirima Kiribamune
Source
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
Date
ca. 18th century A.D.
Period of study: 1986-1987
Version: 01/12/2012
Contributor
Co-Author: Seneviratna, Harsha
Technical Officer: Wijesinghe, Lalith
Technical Assistant: Jayasundare, Subhashini
Photographer: Madanayake, I.S.
International Center for Ethnic Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies, Colombo
Rights
All rights reserved by International Center for Ethnic Studies, Sri Lanka.
Relation
Forms part of Photographic documentation of Women as depicted in early Sri Lankan sculpture and painting / Slide in present collection
Format
JPEG 2000
Language
eng
Type
image
Identifier
PDWESLSP.S.102
Coverage
ce
Collection
Citation
Sirima Kiribamune, "A royal group worshipping at a Buddhist stupa," online in Digital Library for International Research Archive, Item #12599, http://www.dlir.org/archive/items/show/12599 (accessed April 23, 2024).