Balustrades (Korawak Gal) - Ancient Sri Lanka

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In ancient Sri Lankan architecture there are three main sculptures that can be seen in almost every Buddhist building entrance,

  • Moonstone (Sandakada Pahana)
  • Guard stones (Mura Gal)
  • Balustrades (Korawak Gal)

Previously I have posted about "Sadakada Pahana" also known as Moonstone and Guard stones (Mura Gal).

The Sadakada Pahana - Moonstone (Original photos)

Guard stones (Mura Gal) - Ancient Sri Lanka

In this post I am going to discuss about Balustrades (Korawak Gal). The are stands side of the staircase of a building entrance.The Balustrades (Korawak Gal) believed be representing a dragon but it consisting body parts of six animals.

  • Trunk of the Elephant
  • Jaws of the Crocodile
  • Ears of the mouse (some call it the ears of the Monkey)
  • The extruding teeth of the Wild boar
  • The tail feathers of the Peacock
  • Feet of a Lion

Source - amazinglanka

And as you can see these body parts are representing the strongest features of individual animal. You can clearly see the details in my photos,

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It is another master piece of ancient Sri Lankan architecture.




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I am happy to hear about architecture of our Sri Lanka.

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