Chunnakam and Nilavarai, Sri Lanka.

Roadside shop at Chunnakam.

Palmyra leaf products at the Chunnakam Market.

Deep well at Nilavarai on the Chunnakam - Puththur road. This well which could never be pumped dry of fresh water provides pipe-borne water to the area upto Atchuvely.

Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynmucxxyG_E&list=UU1dqepitfAJwrQWLD-gZ3NA&index=1

The black-smith and his hearth, Nilavarai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

This black-smith had a shop set up near the deepwell at Nilvarai, Jaffna. You can see the hand operated bellows, the hearth and a piece of rail, the latter used as the anvil. This is a timeless picture of Jaffna.

Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9Wv_sm0oUA