Monday, March 11, 2013

Thondamanaru, Vallai, Varani, Sri Lanka.

Road through Thondamanaru.
Selvachchannithy courtyard.

Road to Vallai.
Road to Varani.

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Thodamanaru, Sri Lanka.


Abandoned house at Idaikkaadu near the Thondamanaru Lagoon at the Atchuvely end.
The barrage and sluice gates near Selvachchannithy.


Front of the Selvachchannithy temple dedicated to Lord Murugan.

A cat taking a nap on a tree at Selvachchannithy.

Friday, March 8, 2013

Chunnakam and Nilavarai, Sri Lanka.

Roadside shop at Chunnakam.

Palmyra leaf products at the Chunnakam Market.

Deep well at Nilavarai on the Chunnakam - Puththur road. This well which could never be pumped dry of fresh water provides pipe-borne water to the area upto Atchuvely.

Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynmucxxyG_E&list=UU1dqepitfAJwrQWLD-gZ3NA&index=1

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Some antiques, Manipay, Sri Lanka.


Brass tray from the Middle East.

A glass-bottomed beer-mug presented to one on retirement from the British Army.


A cigarette lighter from China.


Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Ice cream shop, antiques, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Ice cream parlour, Nallur.


A brass plate with designs from the tombs of the Pharoes, most probably bought at Aden  or Port Said during the sea voyage to Europe in the 1930s to 1970s.

A portable betel-chew grinder popular in the 1950s in Jaffna, One placed the betel leaves, arecanut and lime inside the container. There was a rod with a flange at the tip going into the container. This was used to grind the chew. It was a precious item for the aged who had lost their teeth and could not masticate the betel chew. The ground chew of betel could be easily swallowed.