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22 September 2023

People attend a Buddhist event in the Ruwanwelisaya on September 22, 2023, in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Ruwanwelisaya is one of the tallest Buddhist stupas, with a height of 103 m, and one of the most calming places in Sri Lanka. Built in 140 BC by King Dutugamunu, this place has been a major tourist attraction, housing some precious relics of Gauthama Buddha.

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22 September 2023

A general view of the Ruwanwelisaya stupa on September 22, 2023, in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Ruwanwelisaya is one of the tallest Buddhist stupas, with a height of 103 m, and one of the most calming places in Sri Lanka. Built in 140 BC by King Dutugamunu, this place has been a major tourist attraction, housing some precious relics of Gauthama Buddha.

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22 September 2023

A general view of the Ruwanwelisaya stupa on September 22, 2023, in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Ruwanwelisaya is one of the tallest Buddhist stupas, with a height of 103 m, and one of the most calming places in Sri Lanka. Built in 140 BC by King Dutugamunu, this place has been a major tourist attraction, housing some precious relics of Gauthama Buddha.

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22 September 2023

A general view of the Ruwanwelisaya stupa on September 22, 2023, in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Ruwanwelisaya is one of the tallest Buddhist stupas, with a height of 103 m, and one of the most calming places in Sri Lanka. Built in 140 BC by King Dutugamunu, this place has been a major tourist attraction, housing some precious relics of Gauthama Buddha.

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22 September 2023

People visited the Ruwanwelisaya stupa on September 22, 2023, in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Ruwanwelisaya is one of the tallest Buddhist stupas, with a height of 103 m, and one of the most calming places in Sri Lanka. Built in 140 BC by King Dutugamunu, this place has been a major tourist attraction, housing some precious relics of Gauthama Buddha.

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22 September 2023

People visited the Ruwanwelisaya stupa on September 22, 2023, in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Ruwanwelisaya is one of the tallest Buddhist stupas, with a height of 103 m, and one of the most calming places in Sri Lanka. Built in 140 BC by King Dutugamunu, this place has been a major tourist attraction, housing some precious relics of Gauthama Buddha.

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22 September 2023

People attend a Buddhist event in the Ruwanwelisaya on September 22, 2023, in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Ruwanwelisaya is one of the tallest Buddhist stupas, with a height of 103 m, and one of the most calming places in Sri Lanka. Built in 140 BC by King Dutugamunu, this place has been a major tourist attraction, housing some precious relics of Gauthama Buddha.

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22 September 2023

Buddhist statue seen on September 22, 2023, in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka SACRED CITY OF ANURADHAPURA This UNESCO World Heritage Cultural Site is located in the north-central province of Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura, the first capital of the ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka for some 1400 years, is located in the north-central province of Sri Lanka.

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20 May 2023

A man is holding a piece of severed ivory on May 20, 2023, in Habarana, Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan wild elephant, also known as Elephas maximus maximus by its scientific name, is reported to have over 7,000 across Sri Lanka according to the Wildlife Department. Humans have been clearing forests and building settlements, leading to the loss of elephants' habitats and causing them to frequently visit elephant villages. This has created an elephant-human conflict, with 433 elephant deaths and 145 human deaths reported in 2022 and 114 elephant deaths reported from January 1 to April 25, 2023. According to the Wildlife Department, 34 elephant deaths have been reported from Anuradhapura district, 29 from Polonnaruwa district, and 19 from Eastern Province so far in 2023. In the year 2023, 36 people are expected to die due to elephant-human conflict. Sri Lankans have had a long relationship with elephants, taming and using them for cultural and religious activities since ancient times. Elephants were even used for war by a king named Dutugemunu (101-77 BC), who used an elephant named Kandula to win a battle. Paintings of this war can be found in some of the old temples. Elephants are still widely used for Buddhist processions, such as the Kandy Dalada Perahera. They are also useful for the development of Sri Lanka's tourism industry, as many tourists come to Sri Lanka to see elephants, bringing in a lot of foreign exchange. The human-elephant conflict begins with the arrival of humans in the elephants' habitats.

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20 May 2023

ets a lot of destruction and death. A JCB dozer is burying the dead body of an elephant in Habarana, Sri Lanka, on May 20, 2023. The Sri Lankan wild elephant, scientifically known as Elephas maximus maximus, is reported to have over 7,000 across the country. Humans have been clearing forests and building settlements, leading to the loss of elephants' habitats and frequent visits to elephant villages, resulting in an elephant-human conflict. In 2022, 433 elephant deaths and 145 human deaths will have been reported due to this problem. From January 1 to April 25, 2023, 114 elephant deaths have been reported, with 34 from Anuradhapura district, 29 from Polonnaruwa district, and 19 from Eastern Province. In 2023, 36 people will have died due to the conflict. Sri Lankans have been taming and using wild elephants for cultural and religious activities since ancient times, and elephants have been used for war, such as when King Dutugemunu (101-77 BC) used an elephant named Kandula. Elephants are still widely used for Buddhist processions, such as the Kandy Dalada Perahera. They are also useful for the development of Sri Lanka's tourism industry, as many tourists come to see them and the country receives a lot of foreign exchange from visitors to the parks in different provinces. However, the human-elephant conflict causes a lot of destruction and death.

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