HISTORIC OF EMBEKKE DEVALA

 Historic Embekke Devala 18th October 2025 @ 9.07 at the premises , Embekke , Kandy , Sri Lanka .

14TH oR 15TH CENTURY WHICH TRADITION ASSERTS, WAS THE AUC IENCE HALL OF THE GAMPOLA 

 KINGS, AND LATER CONVERTED AND DEDICATED TO THE SINHALESE WAR-GoD KARTIKEYA

BETTER KNOWN AS KATARAGAMA DEVIYO.

IN THE DIG-GE (DR.UMMING HALL) ARE TO BE FOUND SCULPTURED IN THE MEDIAL DANN-

ELS OF THE WOODEN PILLARS AND ON THE BEAMS CONVENTIONAL S1NHALESE DESIGNS

OF THE SWANS, THE DOUBLE HEADED EAGLE, THE WOMAN GROWIN G OUT OF THE VINE, BACC-

HANALIAN FIGURES IN CHARATERRISTIC POSE, A WRESTLING PAIR, DANCEERS AND 5OLDIERS, MEN

AND WOMEN IN FLUENT AND GRACEFUL MOVEMENT AND THESE UNI QUE CARVINGS DISPLAY

THE SKILLS OF THE ANCIENT MASTERS AND BEAR TESTIMONY TO THHE CRAF TMENSHIP OF THE

SCHOOL OF WOOD- SCULPTORS OF THE PERl0D.

ToUCHING OR LEANING AGAINST THESE CARVED

PILLARS TEND TO AFFECT THEM

REFF2AIN FROM TOUCHING OR

ADVERSLY. HENCE, PLEASE

LEANING AGAINST THESE P|LLARS.

ANY PERSON, WHO WILFULLY DESTROYS, INJURES

DEFACES OR TAMPERS WITH

AN OFFEr NCE AND S LIABLE TO BE

PUNISHED UNDER THE ANTIQUITIES ORDINANCE

ANIENT WORK OF ART COMMITE