Image title: Forest ruins

This photo shows some of the forest ruins found in the jungle of the Kaludiya Pokuna site.

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These photos are taken at and around the Archaeological Site of Kaludiya Pokuna (lit. “black lake”), which is situated to the east of Dambulla and the Kandalama Lake (in Sri Lanka). The whole site is covered in thick jungle forest and archaeological excavations are still ongoing. Besides the ruins of various structures such as a Stupa, there are also caves with inscriptions (dating to the 10th century) written in Medieval Sinhala which mentions the conduct and rules for monks.