Showing posts with label Mannar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mannar. Show all posts
Thursday, August 11, 2016

A school in Adampan, Mannar, Sri Lanka, in 2004, in between wars.

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The 'Kadalai Aachchi' The teachers The students
Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Going home, Pesalai, Mannar, Sri Lanka.

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I saw this carter, sloshing drunk on Toddy (fermented palmyra sap, drunk fresh under the tree),  going home after a day's work. H...
Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Madhu Church, Mannar, Sri Lanka.

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During the years of Dutch Colonal rule in Sri Lanka, Catholics were persecuted. They found refuge in Madhu off Mannar. It s a very ...
Sunday, November 1, 2015

Mulangavil, Mannar, Sri Lanka.

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Road through the jungle. On the bund of a lake, Mulangavil, Mannar, Sri Lanka.
Friday, July 11, 2014

Madhu Catholic Church, Mannar, Sri Lanka.

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With a history going back to the time of the Dutch Colonial rule of Sri Lanka, this church of the Virgin Mary draws large cro...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Thirukketheeswaram to Pesalai, Mannar, A road trip, June 2014, Sri Lanka.

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The 'Gopuram of the Thirukketheeswaram temple. The causeway leading to Mannar town. Catholic church at Pesalai with a 500 yea...
Saturday, October 16, 2010

'Umbrella tree' , Pesalai, Sri Lanka.

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Mannar is famous for the 'umbrella trees which dot the arid soil with high degree of salinity. I took this picture in 2004.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

A tank in the Vanni, Mulangaavil, Mannar, Sri Lanka.

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Turning off from the coastal road from Thallady to Poonery, taking the road past Mulangaavil, there was this water reservoir, fed from the G...
Sunday, April 12, 2009

Madhu church, Pandivirichchaan, Mannar, Sri Lanka.

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I took this photograph of Madhu Church in Mannar, in 2005, during the time of peace.
Friday, April 10, 2009

'The umbrella tree', Mannar, Sri Lanka.

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The 'umrella tree' is called so because it looks like an umbrella. It flourishes in highly saline soil. I took this picture in Manna...