Plastic ballons for sale near a Wesak 'Thorana', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

It is a long way from the single-colored rubber balloons of the 1950s and earliier.

House of the mid 20th Century, Aandiambalama, on the Colombo - Rathnapura road, Sri Lanka.

Across the old Kelani Valley railway line, the architectural style of the last days of British Colonial rule in Ceylon can be seen in quite a few old buildings in this area.