This prince was the sun of Dona Catharina and Vimala Dharma Suriya, the ceylonese rulers of Kandy. His mother was inconsolable when he died and had him buried with much pomp and ceremony.
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Kolpity from the Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo Sri Lanka c.1845 #IMG683 ‘Colpitty, from the cinnamon-garden’ Plate 6 from ‘Scenery and reminiscences of Ceylon by John DESCHAMPS London:1845. Image submitted by Niranjan Karunathilake