Road over the bund, Tissa, Sri Lanka.

I took this picture of two cyclists riding on the highway over the bund of the lake in Tissa. You can see the Bird Island on the far right with egrets nesting on the trees. The cone shaped hill in the horizon is 'Vedahiti Kanda' - S, 'Kathiramalai' - T.

Dagoba, Tissa, Sri Lanka.

Dagoba, paddy field and watchman's hut, Tissa, Sri Lanka. Photo taken by Queenie on a Samsung 12 Megapixel camera.

'Pheasant-tailed Jacana' in breeding plumage, Tissa, Sri Lanka.

The Jacana comes out in beautiful breeding plumage as you see in this picture. It is a marsh bird and walks on the lotus and water lily leaves. I took this picture near Tissa on 28/2/2010 on my Fuji Finepix S 1500 using a 12X zoom.

'Pooja vattys' at Sella-Katharagama, Sri Lanka.

Each 'pooja vatty' - an offering to the God contains, a bunch of ripe plantains, a coconut, wood-apple fruit, a lime, melon fruit, betel leaves, camphor, incense sticks and a plastic garland. These cost Rs.300/- upwards.

Trinket seller, Saman Dewale, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka