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, August 25, 2009

An arch bridge built of granite stones, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka

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Bridges built of stones were an innovation, pre-dating the Roman times. The arch with the 'key-stone', supported the load over a wat...
Monday, August 24, 2009

A waterfall in the Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka.

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'Doovili Ella' on the Kaltota road from Balangoda.
Sunday, August 23, 2009

'Rattan weaving couple, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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A husband wife team in their late 50s, came to the gate of my house and inquired, if there were rattan chairs to be weaved. The bottom part...
Saturday, August 22, 2009

Materials for packing of an older era, Sri Lanka.

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Fresh vegetables were wrapped inside the base of the leaf of an arecanut palm, to retain their freshness in days gone by. Old newspapers wer...
Friday, August 21, 2009

River-bathing, Alupola, Sri Lanka.

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River-bathing is a popular pastime in Sri Lanka. The villagers in the hills take their daily baths, in the ice-cold water of the rivers and ...
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