Images in Ceylon

Images of Olcott in Modern-Day Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

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Theosophical Society - Colonel Henry Steel Olcott Statue of HSO in front of main railroad station in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Close-up) Colonel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism.  Theosophical Society - Colonel Henry Steel Olcott Statue of HSO in front of main railroad station in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Colonel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. 
Statue of HSO in front of main railroad station in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Close-up) Statue of HSO in front of main railroad station in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Theosophical Society - Colonel Henry Steel Olcott plaque in Sinhala & English at base of above statue. Colonel Olctt was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism.  Theosophical Society - Colonel Henry Steel Olcott Statue of HSO used in recent ceremony reenacting HSO's arrival to Sri Lanka. Colonel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. 
Plaque in Sinhala & English at base of above statue. Statue of HSO used in recent ceremony reenacting HSO's arrival to Sri Lanka.
Theosophical Society - Principal of Dhamma School with Statue of Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. Colonel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism.  Theosophical Society - Photographer, Ben Furman with statue of Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. Colonel Alcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. 
Principal of Dhamma School founded by HSO. Statue of HSO with photographer, Ben Furman.
Theosophical Society - Ben Furman and the Principal with the Statue of Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. Colonel was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism.  Theosophical Society - Bust of HSO inside Wijayananda Temple where he took his precepts. Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. 
Statue of HSO with Ben Furman and Principal. Bust of HSO inside Wijayananda Temple where he took his precepts.
Theosophical Society - Statue at Wijayananda Temple where HSO took precepts. Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism.  Theosophical Society - Plaque from 1680 pertaining to Olcott and Blavatsky. Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. 
Statue at Wijayananda Temple where HSO took precepts. Plaque from 1860. (close-up, English)
Theosophical Society - Plaque from 1860. Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism.  Theosophical Society - Buddhist Figures Inside Temple Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 
Plaque from 1860. (close-up, Sinhala) Buddhist figures inside temple. (above)
Theosophical Society - 15 Foot Statue in Temple Ceylon (Sri Lanka)  Theosophical Society - Ceiling in Temple Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 
Approx. 15 ft. statue in above temple. Ceiling in temple.
Theosophical Society - Statues Symbolizing Buddhism Coming to Sri Lanka  Theosophical Society - Henry S. Olcott Historical Statement Temple Sri Lanka 
Symbolizes Buddhism coming to Sri Lanka. HSO historical statement.
Theosophical Society - Mural on plaster wall in temple. Sri Lanka Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism.  Theosophical Society - Close up of Mural. Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. 
Mural on plaster wall in temple. Close up of HPB and HSO.
Theosophical Society - Statue of Colonel Olcott Near Bus Station in Galle, Sri Lanka. Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism.  Theosophical Society - Statue of Colonel Olcott near bus station in Galle, Sri Lanka. (side view) Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. 
Statue of HSO near bus station in Galle, Sri Lanka. Statue of HSO near bus station in Galle, Sri Lanka. (side view)
Theosophical Society - Henry S. Olcott Plaque under statue near bus station. (1708, 1709)  Theosophical Society - Henry S. Olcott Plaque under statue near bus station. (1708, 1709) (Close-up)Colonel Henry Steel Olcott was an American military officer, journalist, lawyer and the co-founder and first President of the Theosophical Society. Olcott was the first well-known American of European ancestry to make a formal conversion to Buddhism. 
Plaque under statue near bus station. (1708, 1709) Plaque under statue near bus station. (1708, 1709) (Close-up)

 

Photographs by Ben Furman

 

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