Tuesday, November 30, 2010

'Katina pinkama', Napawala, Sri Lanka.

 The 'Katina Pinkama' is a festival where the Buddhist priests come out of their retreat designated for rainy days. It is celebrated in Sri Lanka in wherever Buddhist priests are resident. A white cloth is cut according to certain prescribed rules. The cloth is then stitched and is subsequently dyed in a trough using natural dyes. The first picture shows the marking and cutting of the white cloth. The second picture shows the trough used for the dyeing of the cloth after stitching. I took these pictures at an 'Aranya' - forest monastery, in Napawala, Sri Lanka.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Children playing in two boxes.

The value which children place on toys depends on the enjoyment they get out of them. Two empty cardboard boxes seem to thrill these two boys.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Lotus in our garden.

I took this picture of a lotus in our garden after a heavy shower.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Hornet tasting a peeled banana fruit.

A peeled banana fruit in our garden attracts a lot of birds like the red-vented bulbul, the brown-headed barbet and the Sri Lanka bush warbler. I spotted this hornet who has been troubling my bee-hive tasting the banana fruit. You can also spot a fly and red and black ants on the picture I took.