Temple Bells

Image title: Temple Bells

Description of the photo

This photo depicts the Bell-tower of the temple grounds.

In Sinhala:
ඝණ්ටර කුළුණ
ghaṇṭara kuḷuṇa
ghantara kuluna

Note: In Sanskrit, bells are known as Ghaṇṭā (घण्टा, Ghanta).

Transcription of Sinhala text (not proofread)

ස්වර්ණමාලි ප්‍රනාන්දු ජයසේකර මැතිණිය
සහ
මේජර් ජෙනරාල් පාලිත ප්‍රනාන්දු මැතිතුමාගේ දෙමව්පියන් වන ඇල්බට් ජයසේකර පියා කමලා ජයසේකර මව අජන්තා හොරදාගොඩ සොහොයුරිය නන්දලාල් ජයසේකර සොහොයුරා ඇලඩින් ප්‍රනාන්දු පියා කුසුමා ප්‍රනාන්දු මව
යන අයට පිං පිණිස 2020.11.14 වන දින සඟ සතු කොට පූජා කරන ලදී
බුද්ධ වර්ෂ 2564
ක්‍රි: වර්ෂ 2020

Transliteration (not proofread):

svarṇamāli pranāndu jayasēkara mætiṇiya
saha
mējar jenarāl pālita pranāndu mætitumāgē demavpiyan vana ælbaṭ jayasēkara piyā kamalā jayasēkara mava ajantā horadāgoḍa sohoyuriya nandalāl jayasēkara sohoyurā ælaḍin pranāndu piyā kusumā pranāndu mava
yana ayaṭa piṅ piṇisa 2020.11.14 vana dina saṅga satu koṭa pūjā karana ladī
buddha varṣa 2564
kri: varṣa 2020

Transliteration (not proofread):

svarnamali pranandu jayasekara matiniya
saha
mejar jenaral palita pranandu matitumage demavpiyan vana albat jayasekara piya kamala jayasekara mava ajanta horadagoda sohoyuriya nandalal jayasekara sohoyura aladin pranandu piya kusuma pranandu mava
yana ayata pin pinisa 2020.11.14 vana dina sanga satu kota puja karana ladi
buddha varsha 2564
kri: varsha 2020

Automated Translation (not verified)

Mrs. Swarnamali Fernando Jayasekara
and
Major General Palitha Fernando's Parents Albert Jayasekara Father Kamala Jayasekara Mother Ajantha Horadagoda Sister Nandalal Jayasekara Brother Aladdin Fernando Father Kusuma Fernando Mother
It was offered on 14.11.2020 to thank those who are going
Buddha year 2564
AD: Year 2020

Gallery information:

These photos show the Habarana Tampita Rajamaha Vihara [Viharaya] which is a small Buddhist temple situated in Habarana (Sri Lanka) built during the Kandyan era. Technically, a “Tampita Vihara [Viharaya]” refers to a certain structure built on a wooden platform which itself rests on stones. According to tradition, this temple was built by king Vasabha (65-109 AD) of the Anuradhapura kingdom.

Photo details:
Date: 2023-09-01
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/160
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 160
Focal length: 18mm

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Resolution: 2000 x 3000
© Photograph by Gabe Hiemstra.
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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