Birds on the banks of the Chanrikawewa, Sri Lanka.

An intermediate Egret and a Red-wattled Lapwing building their nests on the bank of the Chandrikawewa, Sri Lanka.

Katharagam Dewale, Sankapala, Sri Lanka.

The cave temple complex at the Sankapala Buddhist monastery has a place allocated to the Skanda Deviyo.

Sankapala, Sri Lanka.

'Sankapala' is a Buddhist monastery complex dating back to the Second Century BC. Its boundaries were set by  marking the area where the sound of a blown conch-shell - 'Sankha' S, 'Sanku' T, were heard. This area was donated to the Buddhis Sangha by Pussadewa a warrior of King Dutugemunu. It lies by the main road from Pelmadulla to Embilipitiya. It consists of a collection of rock caves converted as temples and meditation cells. The pictures above show a wall frieze and a statue in the complex.

Scarlet Minivets, Male and female, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Dawn at 'Saman Dewale', Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.