Premises of the 'Sacred Bo Tree', Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

The road leading to the 2000 odd year old  'Sacred Bo Tree'.

The stalls to buy fresh flowers for 'pooja'.

A pensive pilgrim.

Monkeys - Langurs -at play in the premises.

Dagobas visible from the site of the Sacred Bo Tree, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

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Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.

Road from Rambaewa to Anuradhapura.

Entry to Anuradhapura.

Directions.

Roundabout in Anuradhapura.

Vavuniya to Rambaeva, Sri Lanka, A9.

Medawachchiya

A9 between  Madawachchiya and Rambbaeva

Paddy fields bordering the highway

Rambaeva junction

Vavuniya, Sri Lanka

Entry into Vavuniya from Omanthai

Hospital, Vavuniya

Bus stand area

Exit road from Vavuniya

A9 Highway, Sri Lanka.

Kilinochchi

Kanakarayankulam

Puliyangkulam

Omanthai

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCheUSvWfCc

Elephant Pass to Paranthan

On the A9.

Armor-plated bulldozer used by the LTTE.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Ct5FHBUcw

Palai to Elephant Pass A9, Sri Lanka

Entry to Elephant pass from the Jaffna peninsula.

Army memorial at Elephant Pass.

                                   

A9 highway.

Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm7040s9eXA

Road from Kodikaamam to Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka.

Resettlement houses built on the Indian Government's aid.

Farmland at Iyakkachchi.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQL1N1ilrH8

Thunnaalai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Flowers on a meadow

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gss3n0XKPtA

Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Videos:-

Road to Nallur - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IhMcPCPjAM

Nallur temple outer court- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXAH8JzqI98

Bullock cart on the road to Keerimalai, Sri Lanka.

The bullocks provided motive power to the population in days gone by. They are now a rare sight. Diesel powered hand tractors have replaced them.

Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEx4VLkxZgA

'Dambakola Patuna', Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

The sea route taken to transport the sacred Bo Sapling.

Reconstructions of the boat which transported the sacred Bodhi sapling

The 'Chaithya'

Entrance to the site near the sea-shore.

The sacred Bo Tree at Anuradhapura had its origins more than 2000 years ago from the original Bo tree under which the Lord Buddha attained Enlightenement at Buddha Gaya. A branch was taken as a transplant and was brought to Sri Lanka. Accompanying the sacred Sapling was Sangamiththa Theri. They landed at this point in Sri Lanka and were taken in procession to Anuradhapura the then capital of Sri Lanka.

Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWosEFET4YA

Keerimalai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

The fresh-water tank for bathing

A building near the sea-shore

An elders home.

This is the fresh water spring where a Chola Princess from South India was rid of her 'horse-face' by bathing in the spring

Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Zgva57klE

Scenes from Kurikaadduvaan to Pannai, Sri Lanka

Palmyra trees bordering a paddy field

A fence made of palmyra stem and leaves

A residence which would have seen better days

Boats

The return from Nagadipa - Nainathivu, Sri Lanka