At the Agricultural Department Complex, Gannoruwa, Sri Lanka.

Governor Barnes' bungalow at Gannoruwa, Sri Lanka.

The old bungalow of Governor Barnes at Gannoruwa, Sri Lanka. He also owned a factory to prepare cocoa pods closeby. The factory was used for preparation of various products from Soya till recently. The Governor's bungalow is used as a government office now.

The smoking mountain, Gannoruwa, Sri Lanka.

Looking at the Gannoruwa hill from the new road by the side of the suspension bridge, one sees this cleft in the mountain, where a constant stream of mist seems to ascend up into the sky. The locals say that there is a large rock in this area. I took this photograph in September 2009.

The 'sun-flower', Gannoruwa, Sri Lanka.

The sunflower is cultivated for its seeds from which oil could be extracted. The flower is large, yellow and beautiful and tracks the sun in its journew from dawn to dusk.

Fruits for sale, Gannoruwa, Sri Lanka

This fruit seller doing his trade by the roadside at Gannoruwa, Sri Lanka, had quite a selection of fresh, tasty luscious fruits for sale. 'Gan-oruwa' - meaning 'fetch the boat' in Sinhalese, was the ferry crossing point into the Capital of the highlands of Ceylon, Kandy, in historic times, across the Mahaweli river. It now houses the agricultural research centre and the veterenirary reseach centre, among other departments. I took this picture on 7/6/2009.

Land-scaped plot, Agricultural Department, Gannoruwa, Sri Lanka.

The Agricultural Research Station at Gannoruwa in Kandy, has a well built road and a new bridge to approach it across the Mahaweli River, from the Getambe end. I took this photograph on the 7th of June 2009, to show a landscaped plot at this site.