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Statue of Tara
The Statue of Tara is a gilt-bronze sculpture of the Tara that dates from the 7th-8th century AD in Sri Lanka. Taken by force from the last King of Kandy when the British annexed Kandy in the early nineteenth century, it was given to the British Museum in 1830 by the former British Governor of Ceylon (as Sri Lanka was then known), Sir Robert Brownrigg.
Background.
Buddhism has had a continuous history on the island of Sri Lanka ever since the third century BC.
festival in Kerry
- 20 Aug: The Marquee in Drumlish, Longford
- 23 Aug: Supporting The Script at Tennants Vital, Bangor
- 27 Aug: Tara Rocks, Tara Na Ri, Navan, Meath
- 17 Sep: Fever Pitch at Croke Park, Dublin
- 17 Sep: Make A Wish Ireland's Black Tie & Tiara's Charity Ball at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin
- 18 Sep: Half-time at the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, Croke Park, Dublin