Showing posts with label Avissawella Sri Lanka.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Avissawella Sri Lanka.. Show all posts
Monday, April 16, 2012

Scenes from Kurikaadduvaan to Pannai, Sri Lanka

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Palmyra trees bordering a paddy field A fence made of palmyra stem and leaves A residence which would have seen better days Boats
Sunday, April 15, 2012

The return from Nagadipa - Nainathivu, Sri Lanka

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

'Nagapooshani Ammaal' temple, 'Nainathivu' - 'Nagadipa', Sri Lanka.

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Entrance to the temple 'Gram-sellers' Invoking the blessings of the Goddess The 'Gopuram' as seen from the entry point to th...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

'Pansal' on a hillock, past Rambaewa, 'Isinbaessa Gala' on the A9 road, Sri Lanka.

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

'Mihinthale', Sri Lanka.

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'Mihinthale', a few Kilometers from the ancient city of Anuradhapura, has a strong religio-historical tradition in Sri Lanka. ...
Sunday, March 11, 2012

An exhibition of 'drift-wood art', Maligawila, Sri Lanka.

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These are some pictures I took of a one-man exhibition of drift-wood art, near the entrance to the Maligawila Monastery Complex ...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

'Ahas Gala' -Sky Rock - Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

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A rocky mountain visible from Sithulpawwa monastery complex. It is claimed that there are remains of three dagobas on the top of this roc...
Monday, February 13, 2012

Tissa Wewa, Tissa, Sri Lanka.

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The trees on the banks of Tissa Wewa. A grey Heron under a tree foraging. Click on web link to see a video:- http://www.youtube.com/...
Friday, February 10, 2012

Birds on the banks of the Chanrikawewa, Sri Lanka.

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An intermediate Egret and a Red-wattled Lapwing building their nests on the bank of the Chandrikawewa, Sri Lanka.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Sankapala, Sri Lanka.

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'Sankapala' is a Buddhist monastery complex dating back to the Second Century BC. Its boundaries were set by  marking the area...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

'Brown Shrike', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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We saw this 'Brown Shrike' - Lanius cristatus - also called the 'Philippine Shrike' at the edge of the Sithawake free tr...
Monday, January 16, 2012

The Kelani Ganga at Aswaththe near Puwakpitiya, Sri Lanka.

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People bathing in the river at Aswaththe, Sri Lanka.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Two 'Moon stones' - 'Sandakadapahana' S, Kelaniya Vihare, Sri Lanka.

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The stepping stone is quite common at the entrance to quite a few 'vihares' in present day Sri Lanka. The 'Moon-stone' w...
Saturday, December 31, 2011

Tsunami Memorial, Yala, Sri Lanka.

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When a Tsunami hit Sri Lanka in 2004 on the 26th December it caused severe devastation. A group of Japanese tourists who were camped at t...
Saturday, December 24, 2011

Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill, Kosgama, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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I took this picture in heavy vegetation close to a house at Kosgama, Sri Lanka.
Monday, December 5, 2011

Tea fields and road past Haputhale on the road to Bandarawela, Sri Lanka.

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Saturday, December 3, 2011

A tea-factory and a planter's bungalow - remnants of British Colonial rule, Haputhale, Sri Lanka.

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Thursday, December 1, 2011

Scenes at the entrance to the Rest-house, Belihul Oya, Sri Lanka

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I picked out these scenes looking straight ahead, looking to the left and looking to the right coming out of the Belihuloya Rest-house....
Sunday, November 27, 2011

On the Bandarawela - Haputhale road, Sri Lanka.

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The distant hills are seen in the background of a tea factory in the morning hours.
Friday, November 25, 2011

Unawatunne beach and glass-bottomed boats, Galle, Sri Lanka.

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