Vineyard, Chunnakam, Sri Lanka.

White-ants eating into a cadjan fence, Chunnakam.

A village road, Chunnakam.

Inside a vineyard

Bunches of grapes, Chunnakam.

A vineyard needs a lot of initial investment and subsequent care. This is called a 'Rasa-payir' meaning a 'King of crops'. These brought much revenue before the troubles started in Jaffna in the 1970s. They are now being revived.
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Kantharodai - T, Kadurugoda - S, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Temple courtyard on the way to 'Kantharodai'  T- 'Kadurugoda' - S, where some valuable archeological finds were unearthed accidentally. This is now an archaeologically 'protected site'.

The miniature Buddhist Stupas marking burial sites at Kantharodai.

A lovely grove surrounding the site of the Stupas.

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Thondamanaru beach scenes, Sri Lanka.

'Sinna Kadatkarai' - playground.

'Sinna Kadatkarai' beach. 

'Sinna Kadatkarai' beach.

A beached trawler on the 'Periya Kadatkarai' beach. 

'Periya kadatkarai', Thondamanaru, Sri Lanka.

Trawler and small boats at anchor.

A 'Vaasikasalai' - for newspapers on the beach.

A trwler hauled up on the beach.

A 'Catumaram' and fishing nets in front of a hall on the beach.

Point-Pedro to Sakkottai, Sri Lanka.

These pictures are of scenes on the road from Point-Pedro to Sakkottai.

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