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.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Flowers in our garden

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Two of the brightly coloured flowers in our home garden in January 2012, at Avissawella, Sri Lanka. In the early 1960s I got a beautif...

Scarlet Minivet, Male, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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A beautiful bird but quick to take flight and hide among the branches high up. See a video of the above:- http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Washing linen and bathing, Kelany Ganga.

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The daily ritual of washing up and bathing in the Kelany Ganga is a time-old pastime of the villagers in this area. This river was navi...
Saturday, January 21, 2012

'Pirith' ceremony, Eheliyagoda, Sri Lanka.

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 Invoking the blessings of the Gods, the drumming and flute playing, the participants and preparing for the offering of betel leaves ...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Pirith ceremony, Eheliyagoda, Sri Lanka.

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Lighting oil lamps to get the blessings of the Gods and seated before the Pirith Mandapaya at the home of the Balawardenas at Eheliya...
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