Highway at dawn, Avissawella to Thiruwanaketiya, Sri Lanka.

Mist in the morning, Eheliyagoda

Old Kelani Valley railway bridge, Ratrnapura.

Tea factory on a hill, Thiruwanaketiya.

Sights at the Seethawaka Botanical Gardens, Sri Lanka

Hiring a boat

A jungle track

A muddy stream

A paved foot-path

'Thai pongal' celebrations at Tamil Maha Vidyalayam, Puwakpitiya, Sri Lanka.

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'Thai Pongal' celebrations at the 'Tamil Maha Vidyalayam', Puwakpitiya, Sri Lanka.

'Thai Pongal' is the celebration of  harvest of rice in the month of January - 'Thai'. The first harvest of paddy is pounded, winnowed and cooked ceremonially adding jaggerry, cadju nuts ertc. Once cooked the 'Pongal' is shared among friends and relatives.

Sights on the new highway from Atulugama, on the Dehiowita to Karawanella road, to Eheliyagoda.