Ruins at the temple at Devinuwara, Sri Lanka.

 

The 'Gaja-sinha' - elephant head and lion body - motif sculpted in stone.

Stone pillars.

 

Temple at Devinuwara - Dondra - Sri Lanka.

The temple at Devinuwara. This is built on the site of a famous temple razed to the ground by the Portuguese during their period of colonial conquests in the 16th Century AD.

'Whispering House' Guest House, Tangalle, Sri Lanka.

 Car parking area and bed-room.

Mountain squirrell's nest, 'Whispering House', Tangalle, Sri Lanka.

We had a two day stay at the 'Whispering house' guest house in Tangalle, Sri Lanka. We saw a mountain squirrell's nest built out of leaves on a 'Margosa' - 'Neem' - tree. I spotted the couple who built the nest but they were too agile for me to get a photo. I managed to get them on video. Click on the link below to get a glimpse of them:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNPTkTeZ5hw

Purple Swamphens, Angunokolapalessa, Sri Lanka.

I saw these on a wet paddy field by the side of the Angunukolapalessa - Ranna road in Sri Lanka.