philipveerasingam

This blog is devoted to exploring the 'NATURAL BEAUTY OF SRI LANKA. My interests are photography, archaeology and ancient history. My email address is:- philipv203@gmail.com Please move the cursor over each photograph and left click on the mouse, to see an enlarged version of the pictures. Please click on the heading 'older post. ' Kandyan dancerrs, Gampaha, Sri Lanka. Please BOOKMARK this page.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Nauw-gala, Kegalle, Sri Lanka.

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On the outskirts of Kegalle, on the road to Colombo, you see this huge rock. Since it resembled a ship it was called 'Nauw-gala' (...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

An Iguana - 'Thala goya - Sinhalese, 'Udumbu - Tamil, Sri Lanka.

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The head of an iguana seen in close-up. The Iguana is hunted and its flesh relished by some. The majority of Buddhists and Hindus would not ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009

'Gotukola - Sinhalese, 'Vallaarai' - Tamil, Sri Lanka

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'Gotukola in Sinhalese or 'Vallaarai' in Tamil, is a creeper found all over Sri Lanka. It has a tangy taste and is used extensiv...
Monday, June 22, 2009

Red anthuriams from a home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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Red anthuriums grown in home gardens, with minimal attention fetch a reasonable price in Sri Lanka. They are bought by florists for weddings...
Sunday, June 21, 2009

The washer-woman's ('reddy nanda's) visit to a house, Sri Lanka.

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The soiled linen in a household in Sri Lanka, was collected by a washer woman, was cleaned and ironed and was delivered back the next week. ...
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