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Entrance to the Nata Dewale Grounds, Kandy
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Entrance to the Nata Dewale Grounds, Kandy

Scowen & Co. (British, active Ceylon, 1876–1895), artist · c. 1880 · Albumen print from glass plate negative

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This is probably the entrance to a site for the worship of Natha, the Ceylonese counterpart of the all-compassionate Buddhist deity Mahayana Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara. The shrine in Kandy dedicated to him, considered an especially lucky and sacred place, was where some royal ceremonies were held, including that for the naming of new kings.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineEntrance to the Nata Dewale Grounds, Kandy, c. 1880. Scowen & Co. (British, active Ceylon, 1876–1895). Albumen print from glass plate negative; image: 28 x 22.1 cm (11 x 8 11/16 in.); paper: 28 x 22.1 cm (11 x 8 11/16 in.); mounted: 35.4 x 27.5 cm (13 15/16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, 2018.39
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