Vallai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Black-winged Stilt, Vallai cemetery.

Wild dog eating a carcass, Vallai cemetery.

Fisherman in the Vallai lagoon using a car tube float to collect his catch.

The temporary 'Bailey bridge' at Vallai.

The Lagoon at Vallai  is the crossing point from Jaffna to Point-Pedro. There is a cemetery there where carcasses of slaughtered animals are dumped. This attracts stray dogs. There is a lot of bird life in the swamps around.

Puththur to Vallai-vely, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Puthur to Aaverankaal

Aaverankaal to Vallai

Black-headed Ibises adjoining the Vallai cemetery

Ducks

Bird-life at Vallai - Click on Web-link below:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKVx-c9MiqE&list=UU1dqepitfAJwrQWLD-gZ3NA&index=12

Manipay to Kopay and Puththur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Vegetable plots

Taking bunches of bananas to the market

Road between Maruthanamadam and Kopay

Somaskanda College, Puththur.

To watch Video of area covered click on web-link below:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYaXylgJVvk&list=UU1dqepitfAJwrQWLD-gZ3NA&index=12

Keerimalai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

The sea-shore

The fresh=water pool adjoining the sea-shore.

A newly constructed hall near the sea-shore.

The childrens play-ground.

 Keeri- malai (Mongoose hill - Tamil) is a fresh water spring where legend says that a Chola Princess was miraculously cured of her 'mongoose shaped face' when she bathed in it. It had a famous temple where festivals were held annually over centuries. It is a tourist attraction.

'Dambakola Patuna', Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Recently our President took a Bo Sapling from the historic tree at Anuradhapura to India. That Sapling was brought to Dambakola Patuna and kept there before being taken to India. This was a historic return of the Bo sapling to its mother country.