Sights on the climb from the second stairway, Yapahuwa, Sri Lanka.

Colorful insects.

Stone footsteps.

Cactus plants growing wild on the dry rock.

Abandoned cave with white ants building their nests.

Carved stone pillar and entrance at the end of the second stairway, Yapahuwa, Sri Lanka.

Carved stone pillars at the end of the second stairway.

Artistry in stone in the top of the granite door-post at the end of the second stairway.

Yapahuwa, second stairway, Sri Lanka.

The 'Chinese lion'

The 'Gaja singha' a mythical beast with the head of an elephant and the body of a lion. This signified wisdom of the elephant and the courage of a lion with unmatched strength.

A terrace near the second stairway.

Second stairway and associated artifacts, Yapahuwa, Sri Lanka.

The 'Chinese lions' guarding the second stairway.

Stone cutting at the base of a stone pillar.

The second stone stairway.

The 'Chinese lion'.

The artisans of the 13th Century Present Era, had worked on granite as easy as working on wax.

The stone stairways, Yapahuwa, Sri Lanka.

The view of the distant hills from between the two the stone stairways.

The 'Chinese Lion'.

The second stone stairway.