Murikandy to Kaithady, 20th December 2013.

Fallen water tank, Kilinochchi.

Tallest Christmas tree in the Island for 2013, Kilinochchi.

Vegetable market, Chavakachchery.

Kaithady junctin, A9 highway.

Series of pictures taken by me on a road trip on the A9 highway.
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Mankulam to Murikandy on the A9 highway, December 2013, Sri Lanka..

New houses along the A9 at Mankulam.

Dumper trucks awaiting work on the A9 highway.

Entering 'Kokavil'

'Murikandy Pillayaar temple'

'Murikandy' (breaking the journey to Kandy from Jaffna in the old bullock cart days) acts even now as a place where travelers break their journey. An offering and 'poosai' is made to 'Lord Pillayaar' the guardian diety who prevents obstacles (hence his name 'Vikkinaraasaa')

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Vavuniya to Mankulam, 20th December 2013, a 'Photo-journey'.

On the A9 highway.

Entering 'Puliyankulam'.

Train to 'Kilinochchi' from Colombo Fort.

Newly constructed houses on foreign aid by the A9 highway.

I did this trip in a van and took these pictures. I have compiled them into a video presentation. Please click on the web-link below to see the result. The achievement in rebuilding has been remarkable as seen in the photos.

http://youtu.be/wNl4Z0S9jeY

Photo-journey, Mihinthale to Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.

Turn off to Mihinthale from Dambulla.

The tree-lined A9 highway.

The General Hospital, Vavuniya.

Friends on the highway.

Scenes I captured on my Nikon D90 going from Mihinthale to Vavuniya in December 2013.
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At the Sigiriya Museum, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.

Stamps depicting Sigiriya rock and some of its artifacts.