Image title: Water Garden

Photograph of a “Water Garden” of the Sigiriya rock fortress and archaeological site.

Sinhala Transcription:
ජල උද්‍යානය
jala udyānaya [udyanaya]

Tamil Transcription
நீர்ப் பூங்கா
nīrp pūṅkā
nirp punga

In Sanskrit this would be known as Jala-udyāna [jalodyana]

Gallery information:

These photos are taken at the Sigiriya rock in Sri Lanka. This archaeological important site dates to the 2nd century BC when it functioned as a monastery. In the fifth century, King Kassapa I transferred the administrative centre from Anuradhapura to Sigiriya in order to  rule from there. The on-site museum displays various artifacts and paintings found at the Sigiriya rock.