Purple Sun Hotel, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The lawn from which you could see Adam's Peak on a clear dawn.

A lily pond.

The swimming pool.

Surrounded by jungle on the top of a hillock this place is a few hundred off Seethawaka.

Udawalawe, Sri Lanka.

The highway over the bund of the Udawalawe reservoir.

The hills of Uva seen across the Udawalawe reservoir.

The shrub jungle downstream.

A wild elephant on the other side of the electrified fence near the tank bund.

The image of a Bodhisatthwa, 7th Century AD, Maligawila, Sri Lanka.

The image of a Bodhsatthwa in the same monastery complex as the statue of the Lord Buddha at Maligawila, shows how far the concepts of Mahayana Buddhism had permeated Sri Lanka in the 7th Century AD. Quite a few ruins in the south of Sri Lanka like in Buduruwagala show this affinity.

Artifacts at Maligawila, off Buththala, Sri Lanka.

The tall statue of the standing Buddha at Maligawila.

Stone 'Guard stone' near the statue of the 'Bodhisaththwa', Maligawila.

Stone carving around the 'Bodhisaththwa' statue at Maligawila.

These are from the 7th Century AD and predate the famous 'Aukana' statue near Kala Wewa.

Ravanella waterfalls and paddy field at Randeniya, Sri Lanka.

The Ravanella waterfalls on the Ella - Wellawaya road.

A smaller side show.

The highway bordering the waterfalls.

Farmers working a paddy field, Randeniya on the approaches to Wellawaya.