Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Scenes at a plants shop, Weliveriya, Sri Lanka.

Water lilies of many hues.

An imitation gun.
On the road to Gampaha from Weliveriya there is a place where varios varieties of plants are for sale. I took these pictures there.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Two scenes, Sri Lanka.

Sweet shop, Lellopitiya.
 The above picture shows an all-night sweet shop on the Rathnapura - Pelmadulla road.
Sunset at Ambulgama.
There is always a beautiful sunset to view anywhere in Sri Lanka. The one above I saw on the  Low-level road past Hanwella on the road to Colombo.

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Haldumulla on the Balangoda - Badulla road, Sri Lanka.

The highway through the town.

A hill towering over the town.

Shoppers.
The town of Haldumulla was a ramshackle affair about 50 years ago. It is now a place full of shops and boutiques catering to the travelers on the road to Badulla.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Scenes around the Dowa Rock Temple, Badulla, Sri Lanka.

The stream behind the temple.

The 'Aawasa' - Monk's residence.

The highway in front.

The Kilometer post.
The highway in front and a stream behind give this ancient rock temple a quaint beauty. Monkeys playing on the branches of the trees there and the different types of bird life are other added attractions.

Friday, November 9, 2012

Dowa ancient rock temple, Bandarawala - Badulla road, Sri Lanka.

Near the entrance to the temple.

The rock sculpture of Lord Buddha.



A statue of Lord Buddha in a cave beneath the sculpted statue.

Paintings in the cave.
Dowa is a few miles from Badulla, near Demmodara on the road to Bandarawela. This ancient rock temple is said to date from the time of King Valagambahu at the beginning of the Present Era. The figure sculpted on the rock is said to have been completed in a single day by a master craftsman.
Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dn1IcaFW5g