Maha Saya through time

Anuradhapura 2013–2021 11 photos of this spot

11 recent photographs taken at the same spot in Anuradhapura, spanning 2013–2021. Have an older picture of it? Add it and start this spot's timeline.

The Ruwanwelisaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2013. Built in the second century BCE under King Dutugemunu, it is one of the largest and most revered stupas in Sri Lankan Buddhism.

Ruwanwelisaya Stupa 04 2013 The Ruwanwelisaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2013. Built in the second century BCE under King Dutugemunu, it is one of the largest and most revered stupas in Sri Lankan Buddhism.

Ruwanwelisaya Stupa 05 2013 The Ruwanwelisaya stupa in Anuradhapura, photographed in 2013. Built by King Dutugemunu in the 2nd century BCE, it remains one of the largest ancient stupas in Sri Lanka.

Ruwanwelisaya Stupa 06 2013 The Ruwanwelisaya stupa in Anuradhapura, photographed in 2013, seen with pilgrims gathered at its base as they circle the monument in worship.

Ruwanwelisaya Stupa 07 2013 Ruwanwelisaya, a great stupa built in the 2nd century BC by King Dutugemunu in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2013.

Swarnamali Mawatha 2013 A view along Swarnamali Mawatha in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2013. Anuradhapura was an ancient capital of Sri Lanka and remains one of the country's sacred Buddhist cities.

Swarnamali Mawatha 2013 Another 2013 photograph along Swarnamali Mawatha in the ancient Sri Lankan capital of Anuradhapura, a UNESCO World Heritage city dotted with Buddhist monuments dating back over two thousand years.

Ruwanmali saya 2017 The Ruwanwelisaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2017. Built in the second century BC under King Dutugemunu, the great white dagoba is one of the most revered Buddhist monuments on the island.

Ruwanwelisaya stupa 2018 The Ruwanwelisaya stupa in Anuradhapura, dating to the reign of King Dutugemunu in the 2nd century BCE, continues to draw Buddhist pilgrims to one of the island's oldest and most sacred sites.

Maha Saya 2019 Ruwanweli Maha Seya, an ancient stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2019. Built in the 2nd century BCE by King Dutugemunu, it remains one of the largest and most revered stupas on the island.

Anuradapura Ruwanweli Maha Saeya 2 2020 A further 2020 view of Anuradhapura's Ruwanweli Maha Seya, whose whitewashed dome remains an active site of Buddhist pilgrimage in Sri Lanka's ancient capital, once the seat of the island's kings for over a millennium.

A night view of the Ruwanweli Maha Saya, Sri Lanka 2021 The Ruwanwelisaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, seen at night. Built in the 2nd century BCE, it remains one of the island's most revered Buddhist monuments and a focal point of the ancient city, which was Sri Lanka's political and religious capital for well over a millennium.