carved balustrade and the guard stone in thuparama temple. temple entrance

sri lanka history ancient city entrance temple symbol tissa devanampiya balustrade 3rd guardian mura buddhist korawak guardstone archeological period archeology design dragon stone makara gala unesco korawakgala mythical sculpture trunk elephant craftsmanship thuparama century site oldest detail carved dagoba buddha buddhism landmark heritage ruins historic culture architecture old religion anuradhapura guard temple