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Ruwanwelisaya as a tree-grown mound, with an old tree beside it. Anuradhapura.
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Ancient Ruins

Ruwanwelisaya as a tree-grown mound, with an old tree beside it

Anuradhapura
Date not recorded; likely c. 1880–1910

Certainty
Likely
A probable identification that has not been confirmed.
Date basis
General estimate for this collection, not checked individually
Identified by
Visual identification; place and date compared with Lankapura captions
Place
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Reference
TCP-R144

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