Love in the mist as a young couple wait for the dawn cloud to clear at the top of Sigiriya rock fortress in northern Sri Lanka

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The 200 metre high Sigiriya was more than a fortress in the fifth century King Datusena s son murdered him and fearing his brother s revenge built a palace on top of the rock

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