The 'Kabaragoya', Karandana, Sri Lanka.

The 'Kabaragoya' -S, is called the 'crocodile living on land' by the Sinhalese. It has a powerful tail with which it can inflict severe injury. It is seen quite often on unfrequented roads in present Sri Lanka.

Video :-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHCDv8Uqz18

On the Colombo -Chilaw road, Sri Lanka.

Paddy field after ploughing - the egrets are picking up the earthworms.

Sale of King-coconuts for the weary traveller.

A bridge spanning the river before entering Chilaw.

Day and night at Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A shoe flower in bloom.

The half-moon at night.

'Bo-path Ella' (waterfall), Kuruwita, Sri Lanka.

The approach road.

The waterfall.

Bathers.

Climbing closer to the waterfall.

The pool for bathing below the waterfall.

Ruins at Panduwas Nuwara, Sri Lanka, 3rd Century BC.

These ruins date back to the 3rd century BC. Large buildings made of baked bricks are the hall-mark here. Granite pillars and stairways are there to see.