Mogul Maha Vihara, Lahugala

Typical of old ruins there are low brick walls and stone pillars. Renovation usually straightens the walls and stands the pillars up, but they still show the wear of many years being distorted from their original shape.

Today, Mogul Maha Vihara is a wonderfully peaceful forest setting, although I don't know it was like that when originally built a couple thousand years ago. I rather favor the peacefulness of the forest settings over the blistering heat of the open terrain monasteries.

The approach to the vihara is a walkway between two white lotus ponds.