SIGIRIYA - KUNDALABHARANA (EAR ORNAMENT) 9th -10th CENTURY A ROCK FORTRESS, SITUATED 66 KM FROM POLONNARUWA, WHERE KING KASHYAPA BUILT HIS FORTIFIED PALACE ATOP AND AROUND A 183m ROCKY OUTCRIP IN THE 5th CENTURY. SIGIRIYA IS BEST KNOWN TODAY ON A SHELTERED LEDGE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROCK .THESE ARE CONSIDERED AS BEING PART OF THE REMAINS OF THE VAST PALACE OF KASHYAPA COMPLETE WITH BATHING POOL AND PLATFORMS FOR DANCING GIRLS . PHOTO BY S. BURMAULA 28/6/2003
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