'Silambu Palaendheema' - Lighting lamps, Part 4, Maniccawaththe Pansala, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Silambu Palaendheema' - The Bodhi Pooja, Part 3, Maniccawaththe Pansala, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Silambu palaendheema', Part2, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The official wearing of the dancers anklets at the 'Maanikkawaththe Pansala'.

'Silambu palaendheema', Maniccawaththe Pansala, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.Part 1.

Please click on each of the web-links below to see videos of the action:-

https://youtu.be/B1w5YnuQMtg

https://youtu.be/tnhJm-GTymc

 Students in a dancing class, learning 'Sinhala Natum' - Sinhalese dances, have a graduation ceremony. At this the anklets - 'Halamba' S, 'Silambu' T, are ceremonially tied. This is a religious ceremony. I took these pictures at such a ceremony at the Maniccawaththe Pansala, Avissawella on the 22nd March 2015.

Village roads, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Evening sky, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A helicopter in the morning sky, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

This s a relatively rare sight after the change of the President.

Vari-coloured leaves, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Squirrel foraging, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Please click on the web-link below:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcY3RRfsXsU

Squirrel enjoying a piece of bread, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Country road and by-lane, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Raindrops decorating a shrub, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

3 wheeler philosophy, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Dragonfly, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Sign on a 3 wheeler, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The plastic balloon man, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A Church procession, St. Mary's Church, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The house on the hill, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

There are so many micro-wave antennas on hill tops surrounding Avissawella. The incidence of lightening strikes on the surrounding human settlements and civilian deaths in the surrounding areas is reported frequently.
Various factors have been attributed to the increased incidents of lightning strikes. One of the factors which has been cited is increased air pollution.
The second factor which has been cited is the installation of lightening ARRESTERS which actively repel lightening strikes on the antennae on the hills, protecting valuable electronic equipment. This would deflect the normal strike of lightening on the hills where these antennae are installed. The lightening charge would find an alternate path to the surrounding human settlements.
The older type of lightening CONDUCTORS would safeguard the settlements.
Correct me if I am wrong. Is there any answer to this problem?

Jak fruits, thrown down wantonly by the monkeys, Kosgama, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Monkeys are protected animals in present Sri Lanka. Crackers might frighten them but they return in large numbers to wreak vengeance. Coconut fruits, bananas, rambuttan etc. are their targets.

Colours, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.