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High priest Sri Sumangala instructing a class in the Oriental College, Colombo

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Ruwanweli Dagoba and elephant wall (before restoration) in Ceylon 1927

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View of Thuparama Dagoba 1905 – 1909

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Nalanda Gedige – The “Abu Simbel” of Sri Lanka 1880-1890

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Elephant carrying tribute to the Buddhist temple, Sri Lanka

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The old Dutch church in Galle, Ceylon 1903
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The old Dutch church in Galle, Ceylon 1903

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Buddhist Temple Ceylon c.1880’s

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Buddhist Procession in Kandy or Esala Perahera

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The golden casket presented by Burmese to the Temple of the Tooth

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Buddhist Temple at Slave Island, Colombo, Sri Lanka

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The Perahera – An Annual Buddhist Procession, Kandy Ceylon

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Sri Dalada Maligawa or Temple of the Sacred Tooth, Kandy

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