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Colombo

Sri Lanka Museum, Colombo
A large museum founded by the British Governor Sir William Gregory in 1877
It holds large collections of exhibits significant to Sri Lanka's cultural and historical heritage

Brass Ewer in the National Museum

Pill box in the National Museum

This Royal Seat in the National Museum was given to King Wimaladharamasuriya in 1693
by Dutch Governor Thomas Vantree (detail below)

Several dioramas are in the Sri Lanka Museum
This one shows a Shaman carrying out a Shanthi Karma (healing ceremony)

1900 AD Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple in Colombo clearly shows the Buddhist craving for the deaths of elephants particularly to secure the largest tusks as trophies

Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo, with more elephant tusks

Spare elephant tusks for use in the Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo

Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo

Detail on a street wall fronting the Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo

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