I met an old-timer who said they used to drop acid and sleep atop Sigiriya, but the place has taken on a more commercial and quasi-spiritual role now. It was built by a king as a sort of retreat and used as a monastery. Now it’s a prime tourist and cultural destination. Hence it’s a bit odd to see a Japanese beer commercial shot up there. There’s a bunch of people eating, um, deep fried cream filled coconuts and then drinking some bracing beer. I hear the whole thing cost Rs. 25,000 (I’m presuming they used stock images).
‘I met an old-timer who said they used to drop acid and sleep atop Sigiriya..’
Bucket list shit that.
any idiot can understand its not shot there. only the background.
was segiriya ever an monastery?
Must have looked like one, with robed ones flocking to check out them Sigiriya gals.
Think about the benefits of this. At least the world will know about Sigiriya this way.
There are more Sinhalese vandalising and stealing off archaeological sites/museums/ temples today and causing more damage than any foreign adverts presently. Sri Lankans need to chill a bit more. Have a beer!