Caves and Caverns
Mihindu Guhawa
මිහිඳු ගුහාව
North Central Province
Anuradhapura District
8°21'8.3"N 80°31'12.8"E
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The rock is polished flat where Mahinda slept. Two and a quarter metres, which was enough.
STAND INSIDE IT — 360°
THE PLACE
The only cave above the Naga pond, and the one Mahinda is said to have lived in. A section of the floor has been polished smooth for a body to lie on — about two metres by one — and one end sits higher than the other. A stone pillow.
It has no drip ledge, which is unusual here, and it opens on two sides to a view.
The man who changed the religion of this island slept on a rock two metres long, with the weather coming in from two directions and something worth looking at in the morning.
THE PHOTOGRAPHS
THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES
- Viran de Silva
ONWARD
Or let the island choose – take me anywhere
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