View of the ruins of the Maha Seya stupa, Mihintale, Sri Lanka, page, photomechanical print, The Maha Seya stupa has now been restored., title: 'MAHA SEYA DAGABA.', photographer: Henry William Cave, Ceylon, cliché maker: anonymous, 1896, South Asia, paper, Woodburygravure, height 126 mm x width 195 mm, Print for page 29., temple, shrine, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, ruin of a building, architecture, A large rounded stone structure covered with vegetation dominates the center of the image, with rough masonry visible through patches of grass and plants on its surface and a thicker growth at its top; a narrow dirt path runs along its base and a person in light clothing stands near the structure; tall grasses and shrubs fill the foreground, while trees with dense foliage frame the left edge and appear in the distance at the right, and the sky above is pale and mostly clear.
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View of the ruins of the Maha Seya stupa, Mihintale, Sri Lanka, page, photomechanical print, The Maha Seya stupa has now been restored., title: 'MAHA SEYA DAGABA.', photographer: Henry William Cave, Ceylon, cliché maker: anonymous, 1896, South Asia, paper, Woodburygravure, height 126 mm x width 195 mm, Print for page 29., temple, shrine, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, ruin of a building, architecture, A large rounded stone structure covered with vegetation dominates the center of the image, with rough masonry visible through patches of grass and plants on its surface and a thicker growth at its top; a narrow dirt path runs along its base and a person in light clothing stands near the structure; tall grasses and shrubs fill the foreground, while trees with dense foliage frame the left edge and appear in the distance at the right, and the sky above is pale and mostly clear.

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View ruins Maha Seya stupa Mihintale Sri Lanka page photomechanical print now restored title Maha Seya Dagaba photographer Henry William Cave Ceylon cliché maker anonymous 1896 South Asia paper Woodburygravure height 126 mm x width 195 mm Print page 29 temple shrine Hinduism Buddhism Jainism ruin building architecture large rounded stone structure covered vegetation dominates center image rough masonry visible patches grass plants surface thicker growth top narrow dirt path runs base person light clothing stands near structure tall grasses shrubs fill foreground trees dense foliage frame left edge distance right sky pale mostly clear

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