Inurumuni Vihara is a small monastery in Anuradhapura.
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| Inurumuni is known for it's carved artwork. This large elephant portrait looks particularly contemporary |
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| The Vihara is dominated by a granite outcrop. Here a small garden has been planted between two boulders. |
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| Stairs wind their way up to the top of the boulder and a stupa. Some of the rocks are precariously positioned. |
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| A stick has been placed to make it look as if it is holding up the boulders in the previous picture. |
For our last stop of the day, we went to tranquil and rarely-visited Kaludiya Pokuna (literally "blackwater reservoir").
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| The pokuna is nestled between several mountains. There are a number of ruins in a very peaceful setting. |
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| Frangipani ("champas") flowers in crevices in a boulder. |
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| Turtles were basking on a rock near the shore. |
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| This monkey looks like he has a toupee worthy of The Donald (Trump). |
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