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Anuradhapura 2006–2018 2 photos of this spot

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Thuparamaya, a dagaba in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2006. Tradition holds it to be the first stupa built in Sri Lanka following the introduction of Buddhism to the island.

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Thuparamaya dagaba 2006 Thuparamaya, a dagaba in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, photographed in 2006. Tradition holds it to be the first stupa built in Sri Lanka following the introduction of Buddhism to the island.

Thuparama pagoda at Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura, 2018

Thuparama pagoda at Anuradhapura 2018 Thuparama, one of the oldest stupas in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, said to enshrine a relic of the Buddha and dating back to the 3rd century BCE. Rows of ancient stone columns that once supported a roof over the dagoba still stand around its base, photographed here in 2018.