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July 08th, 2015 |
Stamp Bulletin No. 865 Commemorative Issue |
| Ancient Sri Lanka - Medieval Eras |
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The Kurunegala Period
King Buvanekabahu II who became king at Yapahuwa in 1292 AD shifted the kingdom to Kurunegala around 1300 AD. In 1302 AD, the son of king Buvanekabahu, Pandita Parakramabahu IV “1302 AD-1326 AD” became king of Kurunegala. Thereafter the two kings, Vanni Buvanekabahu III and Savulu Vijayabahu V are said to have reigned till about 1341 AD from 1326 AD.
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Archaeological remains belonging to the Kurunegala period are very few. Remains of a stone door-post frame supposed to be a part of the Temple of the tooth relic (Dalada Maligava) are to be found there. It consists of beautiful carvings. In the four-sided holes divided into two parts on the lower parts of the door jambs there is a carving depicting two Nagarajinis. Although small in size, it contains minute carvings. |
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The Gampola Period
The Gampola kingdom begins with the reign of king Buvanekabahu IV from Gampola. Buvanekabahu IV, son of king Savulu Vijayabahu, became the provincial ruler of Apa at Gampola and Parakramabahu V at Dedigama. Thereafter Vickramabahu III, Buvanekabahu V and Virabahu became kings of Gampola. The Gampola line of kings ends with Dedigama Parakramabahu who became king in 1415 AD. Gadaladeni Viharaya can be identified as the most excellent architectural construction built during the Gampola period. Influenced to a great extent by the Hindu Architecture, it is supposed to have been constructed during the reign of king Buvanekabahu IV by a Buddhist priest named Sheelawansa Dharmakirthi as mentioned in the rock inscription near the Temple.
There are two pillars each on the two sides of the front part of the entrance to the hall finished in the form of combination of three pillars. In a carving in the centre of a four sided pillar the figure of Siva the dance (Siva Nataraja) is carved in bas-relief depicting in a dancing posture.
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* Date of Issue : 03rd September, 2015
* Denomination : Rs. 10.00, Rs. 25.00, Rs. 35.00, Rs. 50.00
* Stamp Designer : Rs. 10, Rs. 15, Rs. 40 Pulasthi
Ediriweera,
Rs. 25 Sanath Rohana Wickramasinghe
* First Day Cover Designer : Sudath Jayawardena
* Stamp Size : 30mm * 41mm
* Format : Vertical
* Printing Process : Offset Lithography
* Sheet Composition : 20 stamps per sheet
* Perforation : 14 * 13 1/2
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* Printers : Department of Government Printing, Sri Lanka
* Color : 4 Process Colors with gold or silver(Five)
* Paper : 102 gsm security stamp paper with fiber
* Gum : PVA
* Quantity Printed : 1,000,000 each
Souvernir Sheets : 10,000
* Catalogue No : Rs. 10 - CSL 2116, Rs. 25 -CSL 2117,
Rs. 35 - CSL 2118, Rs. 50 - CSL 2119
* Last Date of Sale : 07th July, 2016
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