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Tiwanka Pilima Ge ( Thivanka Image House) PDF Print E-mail
Written by Lanka Nest   
Sunday, 09 March 2008

Image This also is a   very large ‘Gedige’  like  Thuparamaya and Lanka Thilakaya . This image house is called ‘Thivanka ( bent in three places)  because of the ‘Thri Bhanga’ Statue  inside this Imge House. This statue is bent at knees,  hip and the shoulders. This Image House is also attributed to King Parakramabahu the Great . On the walls inside  we can see the  patches of  extinct murals over   a large area of  murals  . These have followed  the classical traditions   beginning from  Ajantha of India  down to  Anuradhapura , Seegiri and Polonnaruwa   of Sri Lanka.

It is generally believed that these have been painted by local artists using  local technology and local traditions.

 

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 30 April 2008 )
 
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