Showing posts with label Yala. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yala. Show all posts

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Tsunami Memorial, Yala, Sri Lanka.

When a Tsunami hit Sri Lanka in 2004 on the 26th December it caused severe devastation. A group of Japanese tourists who were camped at this place - Patinagala in Yala were swept away. The photo shows 'Patinagala' - the stony outcrop on the sea-shore. The vertical sail like structures near the foundations of the devastated building, is the memorial erected in memory of the dead. Photo by Queenie V

Friday, September 17, 2010

Brahmini kites, Yala, Sri Lanka.

I took this picture of two Brahminy kites and a ?White-bellied sea-eagle, perched on a tree overlooking a pond inside the Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Advice on the inner side of a toilet door in Yala.

Translation of the Sinhalese text - "Do not use this (toilet) like a monkey".

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Friday, August 6, 2010

A wild elephant lazing near a tank.

Bathing itself in mud in anticipation of the day's heat, this wild elephant was photographed by me at Yala, Sri Lanka.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Bird in a pond, Yala.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

A spider's web, Yala.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

At the memorial site, Yala.

The site where the Japanese tourists were carried away by the Tsunami of 2004.

Monday, August 2, 2010

'Pattunagala', Yala, where 20 odd Japanese tourists were swept away by the Tsunami of 2004.



 The memorial for the victims.
The Tsunami 0f December 24,2004, caught these Japanese tourists unawares in their place of rest. The building housing them collapsed and 20 of them were swept away into the roaring sea. A large rock named 'Pattunagala' stands sentinel at this site from time immemorial.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Spotted Deer at Yala.

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Wild-boar, Yala.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Pea cocks/hens at Yala

Pea cocks are respected as the 'Vaahana' of Lord Murugan and are not killed for flesh by the locals. The Dutch used to hunt them for their tasty flesh. The tallow from their fat has a high reputation locally as a healer of broken bones when applied to the fracture site.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Four wheel drive for a 'Yala' trip.

A converted body on a Tata pickup, accomodates six in comfort and has a good height to see wild life is available at Tissamaharama for hire.