Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c19.52

c19.52

Verse 91 of the Sevul Sandēśaya (late sixteenth century) describes the paintings in a Hindu Temple near Sītavaka: “Beholding with a heart filled with boundless joy the paintings representing in detail the war between Rāma and Rāvaṇa, the war of the Mahābhārata, the wars of the auspicious Skanda, and the wars waged by Īśvara against the Asuras in ancient times.”