"Reclining Buddha, Gal Vihara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Polonnaruwa, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Buddha in lotus position, Gal Vihara, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Polonnaruwa, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"The Lion Rock, Sigiriya, magma column of an eroded volcano, with the ruins of a fortress, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"A huge stone lion's paw, during the ascent to the fort on the Lion Rock, Sigiriya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"The Lion Rock, Sigiriya, magma column of an eroded volcano, with the ruins of a fortress, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Buddha statue at the Buddhist shrine of Sri Dalada Maligawa, Temple of the Tooth, repository of the tooth relic of Buddha, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Reclining Buddha in one of the cave temples of the Golden Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Buddha statues and murals in one of the cave temples of the Golden Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Buddha statues and murals in one of the cave temples of the Golden Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Buddha statues and murals in one of the cave temples of the Golden Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Toque Macaque (Macaca sinica) at the stairs to the round reliquary house of Vatadage, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Polonnaruwa, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Buddha statues and murals in one of the cave temples of the Golden Temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Buddha statues in the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Maligawa, Buddhist temple, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Believers praying in the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Sri Dalada Maligawa, Buddhist temple, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Reclining Buddha being restored, Saliyala Purana Rajamaha Viharaya Temple, Gampola, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Brightly painted reclining Buddha figure, Sayana Mudra, Aluvihara Rock Cave Temple, Matale, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

Aluvihara Rock Temple, Matale, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

"Buddhist symbols, sun, moon and two peacocks, gilded portal to the inner sanctum, Sri Dalada Maligawa, Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

Rock painting frescoes of maidens, rock fortress, Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

"Colourful wall painting, fresco, elephant kneeling and its Mahout falling off, Maharaja-Iena cave, Buddhist cave temple of Dambulla, Golden Temple of Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Three statues of Buddha in meditation, Buddhas meditating, Dhyana Mudra, colourful mural, fresco, Maharaja-Iena cave, Buddhist cave temple of Dambulla, Golden Temple of Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Brightly painted and richly decorated Buddha figure, posture of meditation, Dhyana Mudra, Aluvihara Rock Cave Temple, Matale, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

Interior of Aluvihara Rock Cave Temple, Buddhist statues and murals, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

"Head of a Buddha statue, colourful mural, fresco, monks standing next to each other, Maharaja-Iena cave, Buddhist cave temple of Dambulla, Golden Temple of Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"

"Figures of Buddhist nuns, outside a monastery, near Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia"