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The Ruwanwelisaya, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, 2018

The Ruwanwelisaya

2018 Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

The Ruwanwelisaya, built by King Dutugemunu after his 2nd-century BCE victory that unified the island under one ruler, is regarded as one of the most sacred stupas in Sri Lankan Buddhism.

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