Tuesday, March 12, 2013

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.