philipveerasingam

This blog is devoted to exploring the 'NATURAL BEAUTY OF SRI LANKA. My interests are photography, archaeology and ancient history. My email address is:- philipv203@gmail.com Please move the cursor over each photograph and left click on the mouse, to see an enlarged version of the pictures. Please click on the heading 'older post. ' Kandyan dancerrs, Gampaha, Sri Lanka. Please BOOKMARK this page.

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Gloriosa superba: 'Niyangala' - Sinhalese: 'Kandal' - Tamil, flower, Wewalwaththe,

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The flower of the 'Niyangala' or 'Kandal' is very beautiful. Its yam is poisonous and can cause death. I saw this in full bl...
Monday, July 27, 2009

The Green Imperial pigeon, Malwala, Sri Lanka

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On the opposite bank of the Kaluganga at Malwala, where I saw the Brahminy kite, I saw a largish bird, slightly smaller than the Brahminy ki...
Sunday, July 26, 2009

A Brahminy kite on the banks of the Kalu-ganga, Malwala, Sri Lanka

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The Brahminy kite is found all over Sri Lanka. It flies very high, riding the thermal air currents and has a piercing cry- something like ...
Saturday, July 25, 2009

Ferry boat, upper reaches of Kalu Ganga, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

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An old type ferry boat, built of bamboo trunks. Bamboo grows abundantly on the banks of rivers in Sri Lanka and help to prevent soil erosion...
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Friday, July 24, 2009

Old planters bungalow, Alupola, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka

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The British planters built very spacious bungalows during colonial times (Pre 1948), in Sri Lanka. They were self sufficient in many ways. T...
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