The old 'Chunnaakam Market', Jaffna, Sri Lanka

The 'Chunnaakam Market' is a very old institution where the produce of the surrounding countryside is brought by its producers for sale. It is still a thriving community.

Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2P4HCwmW1s

Maruthanaamadam market, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

'Panangkilangu' T - 'Kottakilangu' S, the young shoot of the palmyra seedling is a delicacy consumed after boiling in water. You see it being sold in the above photo at the Maruthanaamadam market.

Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMxcZCMP1jg

'Murikandi Pillayaar Kovil' on the A9 highway, Sri Lanka.

A place where the travellers to Kandy the capital city in the central highlands of Sri Lanka, from Jaffna the north of the country, broke journey.
Watch a video of the  'Poosai' - worship - at the above temple by clicking on web-link below:-
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5n5nHuaWr0

'Omanthai' railway bridges, Sri Lanka.

The brand new railway bridge, grey in color, put up by aid from the Government of India, is seen next to the old steel bridge put up by the British Colonial Government nearly a century ago, in this picture. 

Transporting firewood, A9 highway, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.

In these days of high Kerosene and LP gas prices, firewood for the kitchens in urban areas is in high demand. This is a way of transporting firewood.
Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ibiXwXooUc