an endless line of carved elephants protect the ruwanwelisaya stupa in the sacred city of anuradhapura in sri lanka

abstraction ancient anuradhapura atamasthana black buddhism carved chaitya chedi dome dutugemunu elephants endless guarding heads historic holy king lanka legs line mahaceti mahathupa monument pattern prayer protect protective relics repetitive row ruwanwelisaya sacred shadow solosmasthana sri stupa suvarnamali swarnamali temple tusks wall white worship