Image title: Historic restoration stages

English text:

Historic restoration stages
First Stage
Second Stage
Third Stage
Cross Section

Sinhala text (not proofread):

ඓතිහාසික ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ අවස්ථා—
පළමු අවධිය
දෙවන අවධිය
තෙවන අවධිය
හරස් කැපුම

Transcription:

aitihāsika pratisaṅskaraṇa avasthā—
paḷamu avadhiya
devana avadhiya
tevana avadhiya
haras kæpuma

Transcription:

aitihasika pratisanskarana avastha—
palamu avadhiya
devana avadhiya
tevana avadhiya
haras kapuma

Tamil text (not proofread):

வரலாற்று பேணி பாதுகாக்கும் தருணங்கள்—
முதல் தோற்றம
இரண்டாம் தோற்றம
மூன்றாம் தோற்றம்
குறுக்கு வெட்டு

Transcription:

varalāṟṟu pēṇi pātukākkum taruṇaṅkaḷ—
mutal tōṟṟama
iraṇṭām tōṟṟama
mūṉṟām tōṟṟam
kuṟukku veṭṭu

Transcription:

varalarru peni pathugakkum tharunangal—
muthal thorrama
irandam thorrama
munram thorram
kurukku vettu

Gallery information:

These photos were taken at the Sandagiri Stupa which forms part of an ancient Buddhist Monastic complex in Tissamaharama (Southern Sri Lanka). It is believed that the Sandagiri Stupa was built in the 3rd century BCE by king Mahanaga. The archaeological site includes various other structures such as the Uposatha-Ghara, Bodhi-Ghara, and Jantha-Ghara. The Stupa also finds mention in the Mahamvasa chronicles.