Caption

Ruins of the Dalada Maligawa temple at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka, page, photomechanical print, title: 'DALADA MALIGAWA AT POLONNARUWA.', photographer: Henry William Cave, Polonnaruwa, cliché maker: anonymous, 1896, South Asia, paper, Woodburygravure, height 124 mm x width 193 mm, Print for page 119., temple, shrine, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, ruin of a building, architecture, A sepia-toned photograph shows a stone structure with ornate columns and carved details, appearing low and rectangular with layered bases and a raised platform; the stonework displays weathered surfaces, rounded moldings, and sculpted elements along the top edge. Surrounding the structure is overgrown grass and low vegetation, with a dense backdrop of tall trees whose branches and foliage form a canopy above and behind the ruins. The scene is framed by darker shaded foliage at the sides, and the sky above the trees is lighter in tone, creating contrast with the silhouetted tree forms.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A99_017

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Keywords

Ruins Dalada Maligawa temple Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka page photomechanical print title Dalada Maligawa photographer Henry William Cave cliché maker anonymous 1896 South Asia paper Woodburygravure height 124 mm x width 193 mm Print page 119 temple shrine Hinduism Buddhism Jainism ruin building architecture sepia-toned photograph stone structure ornate columns carved details appearing low rectangular layered bases raised platform stonework displays weathered surfaces rounded moldings sculpted elements top edge Surrounding structure overgrown grass low vegetation dense backdrop tall trees branches foliage form canopy ruins scene framed darker shaded foliage sides sky trees lighter tone creating contrast silhouetted tree forms