Image title: Polonnaruwa Image House

This photograph shows the Image House as part of the elevated terrace known as Dalada Maluva (the Sacred Quadrangle). It is known as such because the Temple of the Tooth was located here. Buildings on this Quadrangle were either shrines for the tooth-relic or connected with its worship.

The Image House is also known as:

Sinhalese:
පිළිමගෙය
piḷimageya
pilimageya

Tamil:
சிலைககூடம்
cilaikakūṭam
silaigakudam

For more details and text, see previous photo.

Gallery information:

These photographs were taken at the Polonnaruwa archaeological site which preserve some of the monuments and religious structures of the ancient kingdom of Polonnaruwa (also Pulathisipura or Vijayarajapura) of Sri Lanka dating to the 10th century CE. Some of the important kings who reigned in this kingdom are King Vijayabahu I and his grandson, king Prakramabahu the Great. The city and it's architecture were influenced by various religious such as Hinduism in its early history, Shaivism and later Buddhism.