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Mandalay palace and its tower, called The Centre of the Universe 98

The Arakan Pagoda 100

One of the four gateways to the 450 Pagodas 100

The Queen's Golden Monastery 103

Karen women in Mandalay 103

Burmese country house near Mandalay 104

A national dance at Mandalay 107

On the Irrawaddy River, near Sagoing 109

General view of Rangoon 111

Shwe Dagon Pagoda at Rangoon 112

Entrance gateway, Shwe Dagon Pagoda 112

Chapels on platform around Shwe Dagon, Rangoon 112

Elephants carrying logs at Rangoon 115

The Gilded Sule as seen from Hytche Square 115

General view of Madras 117

The Great Subrahmanya Temple at Tanjore 119

Fort Rock, Trichinopoly 121

The Golden Lily Tank, Madura 123

Entrance to the Madura Temple 123

Street Scene in Colombo 124

General view of Nuwara Eliya 129

General view of Kandy 131

Entrance to the Botanical Gardens, Kandy 132

Temple of the Sacred Tooth in Kandy 132

Ruins of Anuradhapura 135

Near the Sacred Road, Thuparama Dagoba 136

The Moonstone Steps 139

Mihitale Steps 141

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