Earning a living, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Just outside a flower show at the Vihara Maha Dewi Park in Colombo, I saw this mother and children. They were sealing naphthalene balls, into small plastic bags. There were about 10 naphthalene balls sealed in each plastic pack. The sealing of the plastic pack was done using the flame of a candle. They sold the produced item at Rs.20/- for each pack. The mother was surrounded by her two daughters and an elder son, who was helping her in sealing the packs.

Wesak lantern, Kosgama, Sri Lanka

I took this photo of a home made wesak lantern during the last Wesak celebrations. It was made by a youngster of Kosgama.

A passion for music - Abstract painting by Asoka Kumara H, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

This abstract painting by Asoka Kumara H, at Green Path, Colombo, impressed me. I requested him to explain the theme, that he tried to portray, in this piece of abstract art. He said that love for music can equate in passion, the physical love for a lover. A female music lover and her 'Sitar', in their tight embrace in the painting he said, tried to convey this theme.

Artists line-up, Green path, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Green path, bordering the Vihara Maha Dewi Park and opposite the Art Gallery in Colombo, is busy on Sundays. All sorts of painters and handicraft workers gather here to exhibit and sell their handiwork. I took this picture of the exhibits of Asoka Kumara H, on 2/8/2009.

A hibiscus flower at the flower show, Colombo, Sri Lanka.