Gadaladeniya, Pilimathalawa, Sri Lanka.

The entrance to the Gadaladeniya temple, Pilimathalawa.

Contents of the writing on a stone slab.

Gadaladeniya temple is situated on a granite rock close to Pilimathalawa, Sri Lanka.
Web-link about the temple, click on link below:-

http://www.angelfire.com/planet/kandy/gadaladeniya/gadaladeniya.htm

Aluthnuwara Dewale, Mawanella, Sri Lanka.

A memorial stone

One of the entrances

Web-link about the Dewala:-

http://www.visitsabaragamuwa.lk/doc_view.php?page=6

Aluthnuware Dewale, Mawanella, Sri Lanka.

A dagoba on a hillock seen far away from Aluthnuwara Dewale

The old entrance to the Dewale

The 'Chaithya' at Aluthnuwara Dewale, Mawanella, Sri Lanka.

The 'Chaithya'

The 'Mal aasana' - flower pedestral and worshippers.

Breaking coconuts, Aluthnuwara Dewale, Mawanella, Sri Lanka.

Breaking coconuts

The pieces of the broken coconut

Breaking of coconuts to fulfil a vow to Lord Ganesha is practiced extensively in the Hindu Dewales of Sri Lanka. There are various interpretations given to this act. I have heard it said that it is an act symbolizing the breaking of the hard outer ego to taste the white sweet kernel of the deity resident in each human being. I took these pictures and video at the Aluthnuwara Dewale in Mawanella, Sri Lanka.
Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAceEbYQ_y0