At a wedding in Seethawake, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Sri Pathula' at Thimbiripola, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

 A beautifully cut foot-print, on the top of a rock lying adjacent to the banks of the Seethawake Oya. Easier to reach it by boat.

White 'Kandyan dancer' orchid, Honiton Place, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A simple 'Marriage Registration ceremony' at the 'Seethawaka Regency Hotel', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Dinner at the 'Seethawaka Regency Hotel', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Dinner at the 'Seethawaka Regency Hotel', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Sights at the Seethawaka Botanical Gardens, Avissawella, Sri Lanka

'Thai pongal' festival at the Tamil Maha Vidyalayam, Puwakpitiya, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The welcome at the entrance to the festival grounds

A ceremonial enclosure made with plantain trunks.

Decorative figures 'Kolam' is drawn around the fire-place using powdered rice.

'Thai Pongal' is the celebration of  harvest of rice in the month of January - 'Thai'. The first harvest of paddy is pounded, winnowed and cooked ceremonially adding jaggerry, cadju nuts ertc. Once cooked the 'Pongal' is shared among friends and relatives.

Misty morning in January, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

An evening of song by the Teaching Staff, St Mary's College, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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Replica of a wooden toy used in Ceylon of the 1940 onwards, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Coconut tree, months after lightening strike, Honiton place, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The tree has produced fresh green sprouts and is getting a new life.

Auditorium building, Seethawaka Free Trade Zone, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Maturing coconut flowers, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Katina Pinkama Perahera' continued, Honiton Place, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Katina Pinkama Perahera' (ctd), Honitan Place, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.