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    Prof. Senake William Dias Bandaranayake, greatly loved husband of Manel Fonseka, beloved son of Dora and William Dias Bandaranayake (both deceased), dearly loved son-in-law of J.V. Fonseka (deceased) and Nikki Fonseka, brother-in-law of Amal and Linda Fonseka, Leela Rajapakse, Sirima and Gehan Sirimanne, beloved uncle of Dinuke Srivardhana, Suresh and Nissanka Rajapakse, Lara Sirimanne, Paul-Pièrre and Michèlle Fonseka, passed away in his sleep on Monday 2 March.

    Prof. Senake Bandaranayake

    He will lie at Barney Raymond’s from Monday evening until am Wednesday morning, when he will be taken to the Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology (PGIAR), Bauddhalokha Mw, Colombo 7. Funeral leaves PGIAR at pm on Wednesday for cremation at Jawatte/Torrington Cemetery at 4p.m. No flowers by request.

    A cultural and archeological study of kotiyagala (mailla) Cave paintings.

    • Jayanthi Bandara
    • May 16,
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    A cultural and archeological study of kotiyagala (mailla) Cave paintings.

    Jayanthi Bandara

    Department of Sinhala, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

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     Received: 11 April ; Accepted: 19 April ; Published: 16 May

    ABSTRACT

    Sri Lanka has a relatively large number of forest cave temples. Most of them have not attracted the attention of researchers and only a few of them have been researched. The reason is that most of these cave temples are located in forested areas away from human habitation. Reaching those places is also very difficult. But very valuable paintings are found in caves located in such places. Due to the lack of proper preservation, the paintings are facing the threat of destruction at a rapid rate. Kotiyagala Mailla Lenvihara is also a place where such precious paintings are hidden. Paintings from four regions are mainly represented here. Only the paintings on the left side remain of them. The main question of this research is to find out what are the socio-economic cultural political factors that influenced Kotiyagala painting. Research methods such as field study, interviews, and library study have been used to collect data mainly using empirical research methodology. The main objective of this research is to study the socioeconomic and cultural factors that influenced the Kotiyagala paintings and to which tradition the style and structural features of the Kotiyagala paintings show the most similarities. The sample of this research was Kotiyagala Mailla Lenvihara which was selected through random sampling.

    Key words: Kottiyagala, Cave paintings, structural features, tradition, religious

    INTRODUCTION

    The main objective of this research is to discuss how Sri Lankan artist use faunal icons in cave temples paintings. Sri Lanka had developed a tradition of paintings as an essential requirement for fu

    Senake Bandaranayake

    Sri Lankan archeologist ()

    Senake Dias Bandaranayake ( – March 2, ) was a Sri Lankan archeologist, who served as emeritus professor and vice chancellor at University of Kelaniya. His research was focused on architecture, art history, and ancient paintings of South Asia, including Sri Lanka.

    Early life and education

    He was born in to Dora and William Dias Bandaranayake. He was married to Manel Fonseka.

    He received his early education at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. He graduated from Bristol University and later went to England where he obtained his Bachelor of Letters in and Ph.D. in from the University of Oxford. After obtaining his Ph.D., he attended UCL Institute of Archaeology where he received a post graduate degree.

    Career

    After returning from Europe in , he joined University of Kelaniya in as a senior lecturer at its archeology department until he retired as a senior professor in He later became emeritus professor, head of archeology department, and vice chancellor. He established Postgraduate Institute of Archaeology in and served as its director until

    Prior to his retirement, he formed archaeological team at University of Kelaniya for graduate students to conduct research. He worked at Sigiriya for eighteen years, during which he built monumental work of Harry Charles Purvis Bell and Senarath Paranavithana.

    Diplomatic career

    He served in various capacities during his diplomatic career, including Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to France and to UNESCO in , and Ambassadors of Sri Lanka to Bhutan. He was also appointed Sri Lankan High Commissioner to India from to During his diplomatic career, he established National Centre for Advocacy Studies (NCAS), an advocacy resource institute in South Asia.

    He was one of the three final candidates nominated by the government of Sri Lanka for the post of Director General of the United

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