Caption

Guard stones or muragalas at the entrance of Vatadage circular temple, Polonnaruwa ruins of the garden-city created by Parakramabahu the Great in the 12th century, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Date

Mar 31, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/G&M Therin-Weise

Reference

BRK25L46_265

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

53,9Mb (6,3Mb) / 11,8in x 17,7in / 3543 x 5315 (300dpi)

Keywords

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