Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Rock edict, Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.


 A water reservoir (tank) and a 'rock edict' - 'sel-lipi', recording a donation to the Sangha, at Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Wild elephant encounter - Buththala, Sri Lanka.




An encounter with a wild elephant on the SellaKatharagama- Buththala road.
Click below to see the video I took of the incident from inside the bus:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd28r79aeuw

'Ahas Gala' -Sky Rock - Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

A rocky mountain visible from Sithulpawwa monastery complex. It is claimed that there are remains of three dagobas on the top of this rock. It had been used as a Buddhist meditation center in ancient times.