Monday, February 13, 2012

Tissa Wewa, Tissa, Sri Lanka.


The trees on the banks of Tissa Wewa. A grey Heron under a tree foraging.
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Hot water wells at Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka.


There are three sites where thermal springs are situated in present Sri Lanka. They are Kinniya in the Trincomalee district, Mahaoya in the Mahiyangana area and in the Sooriyawewa area in the Uva Province. The pictures above shows the in Sooriyawewa. This has been developed as a tourist attraction.

Friday, February 10, 2012

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.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Katharagam Dewale, Sankapala, Sri Lanka.


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

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

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.