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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Naked Ladies

Now tell me is this blog getting more nasty or not ??? Couple weeks ago I had posted some giant penises from Bhutan, and today here are some naked ladies from Sri Lanka.




Thru out all my travels I mostly see religious paintings in the caves and on the rocks, so these ladies were such a nice surprise to find on one of the most astonishing ancient sites in Sri Lanka.


However, to see these ladies is not so easy.You have to climb a big rock of 370 metres to see them. The place is called Sigiria - Lion's rock.


On top of this rock there are the ruins of palaces and gardens which used to be the hiding place of a king who was afraid of his brother. The brother was the rightful heir of the throne while our king was not. History is full of similar stories. The end of our king came at the inevitable battle with the brother. He committed suicide. The brother - the new king turned this palace to a monastry and wiped out most of the ladies not the disturb the meditation. So out of the 500, very few of them reached to our time.


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  1. Bonnie Zieman, M.Ed.November 19, 2009 at 10:32 AM

    What an incredible site - the rock - the entrance - and the beautiful paintings - You have seen, and shared here, the most amazing things from your travels. I must admit the penises drawn on housefronts was one of the most startling!

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  2. Debra She Who SeeksNovember 19, 2009 at 10:41 AM

    Yes, I understand how the monks might be distracted from meditation by the sight of all those full breasts!

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  3. anitaNovember 19, 2009 at 10:53 AM

    wow, this is a place i'd love to see..love
    the claws at the entrance!

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  4. Miss FootlooseNovember 19, 2009 at 12:09 PM

    Very cool pictures! I love how traveling makes you think in different ways and opens your mind. I've been to many places, but not to Sri Lanka or India, so fortunately I have more things to look forward to.

    Thanks for sharing this!

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  5. Nevine SultanNovember 19, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    There is nothing nasty about nudity - it was the natural state of being before we changed that and then believed ourselves. These are exquisite cave paintings. As always, intriguing and fascinating. Thank you for sharing!

    Nevine

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  6. Stacey J. WarnerNovember 19, 2009 at 2:46 PM

    I have chills, I just clicked on your post listening to Pandora and DURAN DURAN's "save a prayer" came on which the video was shot in Sri Lanka....so cool!

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  7. bunny, The Paris HouseNovember 19, 2009 at 3:16 PM

    Just stunning, what a fascinating story about the King and his brother. This is definitely something I would love to see..beautiful!!
    xoxo

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  8. mermaid galleryNovember 19, 2009 at 4:16 PM

    Fascinating.....and inspiring! I love seeing the goddess, especially paintings so ancient. The freshness and lack of modesty is also inspiring! I'm going to go do some goddess painting...........

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  9. GlennisNovember 19, 2009 at 8:38 PM

    Very artistic paintings of naked ladies, I think I would like to see the Lion cave someday.

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  10. BhushavaliNovember 19, 2009 at 8:44 PM

    Incredible... I've heard of this place - Sigiria, Pollanaruva and one more. Its 3 places that form a group. Guess u must have visited all 3.
    Guess these were painted during during King Asoka period in India. This is too starkingly similar to Ajanta Painting in India...

    Mahabalipuram-Poetry in Stones Part THREE (last) at My Travelogue
    My Travelogue, Savoir-Faire

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  11. Pooch Purple ReignNovember 19, 2009 at 10:46 PM

    very beautiful!!
    ~ laura

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  12. Tammie LeeNovember 19, 2009 at 11:09 PM

    This is an amazing place with a very intense history. I love old art like this.

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  13. BLOGitseNovember 20, 2009 at 5:07 AM

    WOW, beautiful place!
    That's how women should look today too?! :)

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  14. Phivos NicolaidesNovember 20, 2009 at 5:48 AM

    Merhaba Aysegul, çok teşekkür ederim! Thank you for visiting my blog an become a follower. Your blog is just super. It goes without saying that I like it very much. To proove it I have became a follower of it and I have glandly added it to my "Blog List". Please keep in touch. Best regards, Philip (Phivos).

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  15. Jen Beaudet November 20, 2009 at 6:54 AM

    What an amasing place with such an interesting story. Sibling rivalry at its best, or worst! Thanks for you comment on my new painting. My daughter said the same thing! Have a great weekend!

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  16. Yogi♪♪♪November 20, 2009 at 7:28 AM

    Very nice photographs. Those paintings are interesting.

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  17. AnonymousNovember 20, 2009 at 9:15 AM

    I think those paintings are lovely! You always come up with the best, most interesting topics, Aysegul. What fascinates me most about today's photos here are the giant paws at the base of the stairway, just like those at the sphinx. Very cool!

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  18. Petrea BurchardNovember 20, 2009 at 9:53 AM

    That's just gorgeous, such a fascination with the breasts (some things never change!). I must say, though, to me it's the fabulous feet that make it really interesting. Well, that and the history.

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  19. anaNovember 20, 2009 at 1:57 PM

    OMG this place looks amazing!!! full of history and beautiful views!!! those paintings are so pretty! thanks for sharing ;)

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  20. abigailNovember 21, 2009 at 4:47 AM

    I need to start planning a trip.

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  21. UnknownNovember 21, 2009 at 7:18 AM

    Lots of climbing to get there! fascinating story and yes, breasts was so fashionable!!

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  22. Drawn to The SeaNovember 21, 2009 at 10:24 AM

    Such pretty ladies. I do believe I've seen this place recently on the Travel Channel... Samantha Brown, maybe. I remember the stairway.

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  23. DinaNovember 22, 2009 at 1:06 AM

    What an amazing rock and story!

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  24. UnknownDecember 15, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    Now I envy you! :-) Would really love to visit the Lion's Rock, but have not been to Sri Lanka yet...

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  25. A.September 1, 2010 at 1:19 AM

    I wonder so much about Peru (Machu picchu ) , Guatemala ( Maya Tepmles ) ,Madagaskar and just a lil bit about Sri Lanka :) Mom has a friend who was married with Sri Lanken men . I saw smiliar photos from her .It must be really fantastic place but some people says that we need some injections (tetanoz,hepatit ) just b4 go to those kind of countries. ( İndia,Sri Lanka,Thailand,Japon,China etc )
    Meanwhile whats the modell of your camera ?

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