Stock Photo: People Worshiping Ruwanweli Maha Seya In A Sunny Morning In Accordance With The Health Guidelines Given By The Health Ministry.
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The Ruwanweli Maha Seya, also known as the Mahathupa (the Great Thupa) is a stupa (a hemispherical structure containing relics) in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Two quarts or one Dona of the Buddha's relics are enshrined in the stupa, making it the largest collection of his relics anywhere. It was built by Sinhalese King Dutugemunu in c. 140 B.C., who became king of Sri Lanka after a war in which the Chola King ElÄra (Ellalan) was defeated. It is also known as Swarnamali Seya, SvaṇṇamÄli Mahaceti (in Pali) and Rathnamali Seya.
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