Maritime Museum (Galle): photo 75
Photo 75 of 100 in Gallery: Maritime Museum (Galle)

Image title: Kataluwa Viharaya: Painting
Description of the photo
English text:
A painting From Kataluwa Viharaya—This is a 19th century painting from Kataluwa Purvarama Viharaya of Galle District. It depicts the story of Maha Dhana Situ appeared in Jataka stories of the Buddhist tradition.
Sinhala text (not proofread):
කතළුව බිතුසිතුවම—බෞද්ධ ජාතක කත� සම්ප්රදායට අයත් මහධන සිටුවරයාග� කත� පුවතදැක්වෙන මෙ� සිතුව� දහනවව� සියවසේ දී ගාල්� දිස්ත්රික්කයේ පිහිටි කතළුව පුර්වාරාම විහාරයේ සිතුවම් කර� ලද්දකි.
Transcription:
kataḷuva bitusituvama—bauddha ٲ첹 katā sampradāyaṭa ayat mahadhana siṭuvarayāgē katā puvatadækvena mema situvama dahanavavana siyavasē dī gālla distrikkayē pihiṭi kataḷuva purvārāma vihārayē situvam karana laddaki.
Transcription:
kataluva bitusituvama—bauddha jataka kata sampradayata ayat mahadhana situvarayage kata puvatadækvena mema situvama dahanavavana siyavase di galla distrikkaye pihiti kataluva purvarama viharaye situvam karana laddaki.
Automated translation (not verified):
Kathaluwa Mural—This painting, which depicts the story of Mahadhana Situ, a Buddhist Jataka legend, was painted in the 19th century at the Kathaluwa Purwaramaya Vihara in the Galle District.
Gallery information:
These photos were taken at the Maritime Museum in Galle (Sri Lanka) which include objects recovered from the 2nd century B.C. Godawaya shipwreck. The Maritime Museum is housed in Galle's historic Dutch warehouse (built in 1671) and opened its doors on May 9, 1992. The Maritime Archaeology Museum is serving as a centre of education for various groups of visitors and researchers of Southern region of Sri Lanka.
Photo details:
Date: 2023-09-17
Camera: SONY ILCE-6400
Exposure: 1/160
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 4000
Focal length: 20mm
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Size: 1.71 MB
Resolution: 1604 x 2000
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