Crowds at Wesak 2012, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Everyone is on the road on the Wesak night. Pictures show a 'Dansala' and pedestrians.

'Aluth Nuwara Dewale', Mawanella, Sri Lanka.

Going past the town of Mawanella on the A1 - Colombo Kandy highway - one reaches the turn off to Aluthnuwara Dewale. In the old days this was the place for travellers to stop and drop a few coins - 'padura' S, 'kaanikkai' T - wishing for a trouble free journey in a wayside temple. It still draws a few travellers. It must have been a busy spot. This old dilapidated building more than a hundred years old must have had its hey-day. You can see the cracked mud and bamboo walls. The old type 'Sinhala tiles on the building are still servicable. Alas its days are numbered.

Drive through the Peradeniya University Campus, Sri Lanka.

Driving from Ramanathan Hall to the A1 junction at Peradeniya.
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Southern Expressway Guide, Sri Lanka.

Southern Expressway - Kottawa to Mathara - Sri Lanka:-
http://203.115.0.35/uwc/webmail/attach/Guide-to-Southern-expressway.pdf?sid=&mbox=INBOX&uid=17996&number=4&filename=Guide-to-Southern-expressway.pdf

'Dalada Maligawa', Kandy, Sri Lanka.

The 'Dewa Sannhidhana' - courtyard in front of the 'Dalada Maligawa', with a temporary tent put in place for a State function for Wesak day celebrations. The 'Paththiruppuwa' is behind the tent.

The entrance gate to the 'Dalada Maligawa'

A view from the 'Paththiruppuwa' - the premises of the 'Natha Dewala'

The moat in front of the 'Dalada Maligawa'

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