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Twin Ponds
These two ponds date back the 8th or 9th Century and were constructed for Bhikkhus of the Abhayagiriya monastery to take their ablutions.
Another theory is that these ponds might have been used by the Kings, as the Royal Palace nearby has no bathing pond in its premises. Water was supplied to these ponds from the nearby Tanks, and passed through a complex de-silting and purifying process before reaching the ponds.
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The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... [read more] Blog: Twin Ponds
Date: January 18th 2011
After lunch since we had about two hours before meeting Rev. Pannasinghe, Kingsley agreed to show me some rare sights that tourists hardly visit. One was to be the twin ponds in which the monks in the ancient times took rest and bathed. The water is collected naturally from some openings to the mountain brooks and rain. The ponds were green with algae and there was a resident tortoise Sun bathi ... read more
Date: January 18th 2011
After lunch since we had about two hours before meeting Rev. Pannasinghe, Kingsley agreed to show me some rare sights that tourists hardly visit. One was to be the twin ponds in which the monks in the ancient times took rest and bathed. The water is collected naturally from some openings to the mountain brooks and rain. The ponds were green with algae and there was a resident tortoise Sun bathi ... read more
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Indira
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This is the first time i'm seeing water filled in these ponds...could be a rare occasion after many many years!
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