The interior of the Asana Cave at the western base of Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka.

The interior of the Asana Cave at the western base of Sigiriya Rock in Sri Lanka. The cave takes its name from the seat (Asana) carved from the solid bedrock interior of the cave. It was originally constructed for meditating monks when Sigiriya Rock was a monastery prior to the King Kassapa period (479 to 485AD).

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