Two branches of the sacred tree were broken during separate storms in 1907 and 1911 . An individual cut down a branch in 1929 . Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam shot and massacred a number of Sinhalese-Buddhists on the upper terrace in 1985 . This incident is known as the Anuradhapura massacre
Anuradhapura massacre
Anuradhapura massacre
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi