Showing posts with label Batticaloa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Batticaloa. Show all posts

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Waterfront promenade, Puliyantheevu, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

Statue of Mahathma Ghandhi.


Crane near the old jetty.
Palmyra tree with branches.

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Monday, September 10, 2012

Scenes near the light-house, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

Boat on the lagoon near the light-house.
The eco-friendly park on an island.
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Saturday, September 8, 2012

Light-house Childrens Park, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

The play area on the soft sand
The donor
This was part of the rehabilitation work done after the Tsunami.

Friday, September 7, 2012

Amirthagaly, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

A cadjan shelter on a sandy beach
Fine sand for the children to play

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Amirthagaly, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

Trawler on the lagoon
Pleasure boats

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Pedal boat on the lagoon, Amirthagaly, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

Boats for hire

Fibreglass pedal boat
These are kept for hire on the Bar road at Batticaloa.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Kalmunai - Batticaloa highway, Sri Lanka.

The highway

Mobile street-vendors

Sunday, September 2, 2012

Kallaaru bridge, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

Kallaaru bridge

Load of rice

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Views from the Kallaaru bridge, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

Beaching a boat
Driving on the bridge.
This is the newly constructed bridge - Post Tsunami.

Friday, August 31, 2012

Periya Kallaaru, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

Road to Kallaaru from Batticaloa
Rebuilt Hindu temple on the shore at Periya Kallaaru
A beautiful stretch of the sea-shore and a beautiful Hindu temple on its shore. The Tsunami destroyed everything but the new temple is better after rebuilding.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Entrance to Kaaththaankudy, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.Da

The entrance

Date palms bearing fruit


Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Ottamavadi bridge, Valaichchenai, Sri Lanka,

New bridge at Ottamawadi before Valaichchenai on the Batticaloa road. The older bridge by the side of this bridge, which carried both rail and road traffic now carries only rail traffic.

Monday, August 27, 2012

Road to Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

The road to Batticaloa past Manampitiya
This is the road connecting Batticaloa to Colombo. It is well paved. You can see the railway line running parallel in the second picture.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Batticaloa sunset hours, late 1980s, Sri Lanka

 I had a Yashica camera in the late 1980s with a preselected aperture size and a variable shutter speed determined by the light input. This was a revolutionary concept at that time. I took these pictures with that camera. The lens quality on this camera was not very good. I subsequently sold this and got a better quality SLR.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Friday, September 9, 2011

Cricket match in the Municipal grounds, opposite the Weber Stadium.

Cricket is very popular in Batticaloa. You see a match in progress in Puliyanthivu.

Thursday, September 8, 2011

'Male' and 'Female' Palmyra trees.


Tops of the 'Male' and 'Female' Palmyra trees, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.

Monday, September 5, 2011

The Batticaloa Lagoon and the rest house facing it.

 The Rest House at Batticaloa is in Pulinthivu and dates back to British Colonial times. It offers excellent sea food and is proximity to the old Dutch Fort.