Sri Lanka - Sacred City of Anuradhapura

"This sacred city was established around a cutting from the 'tree of enlightenment', the Buddha's fig tree, brought there in the 3rd century B.C. by Sanghamitta, the founder of an order of Buddhist nuns. Anuradhapura, a Ceylonese political and religious capital that flourished for 1,300 years, was abandoned after an invasion in 993. Hidden away in dense jungle for many years, the splendid site, with its palaces, monasteries and monuments, is now accessible once again.” 

Source: UNESCO World Heritage

Postcard 1
Buddha Image from Pankuliya - Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Thanks to Ravindra of Sri Lanka.

Postcard 2

Ruwanweli Seye Anuradhapura. Nice Wesak Day stamps. Thanks to Ravindra of Sri Lanka.

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Isurumuniya Temple in Anuradhapura. Beautiful stamps used. Thanks to Ravindra of Sri Lanka.

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Ruwanweliseya of Anuradhapura. Nice stamps of UNESCO WHS Pollonawaru used. Thanks to Mithraka of Sri Lanka.

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A glorious sunset over Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Thanks to Dinesh of Sri Lanka.