Scenes from Sri Lanka.

Ploughing a paddy field, Hettipola.

A paddy field waiting for the plough, Gampaha.

Push-starting a car, Chilaw.

A road-side smithy, Vaikkal.

Buffalos used in the ploughing of a paddy field, Eheliyagoda, Sri Lanka.

Buffaloes were the traditional way of ploughing paddy fields in South Asia. They churn up the muddy ground and make it ideal for sowing the paddy. Tractors have replaced this in quite a few areas now but we still see this in the villages in present day Sri Lanka.