'Omanthai' to 'Thandikulam', A9 highway, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

Leaving Puliyankulam.

Cultivated fields.

Bridge at Omanthai.

Thandikulam Railway station.

Puliyankulam to Kanakarayan Kulam, A9 Highway, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

A9 highway, between Kilinochchi and Puliyankulam, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

Paranthan and Kilinochchi, A9 highway, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

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# wheeler stand, Kilinochchi.

Army War memorial

Muhamaalai, A9 highway, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

Muhamaalai memorial, A9 Highway, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

Elephant Pass to Paranthan, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

Vallai to Thunnalai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

A cemetery.

A kovil.

Birds on a paddy field.

Market at Maruthanamadam, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

Statue of 'Aanjaneyar', Maruthanamadam.

Farm produce for sale.

Three-wheeler with produce for the market.

Bananas for sale straight from the farms.

Potatoes, Bombay onions, red onions & vegetables from the farms close by for sale.

In the 1950s as a youngster I remember this market. The produce for sale from the farms close by is still the same though the volume is less. The bicycle which was used earlier is now replaced by the three wheeler. Electronic scales have replaced the earlier 'tharaasu'. The dress habits have changed but the courtesy and kind words spoken are still there.