A statue of 'Gana Deviyo' - 'Pillayar' at the foot of the sacred 'Bo' tree at Somawathy Chaithya.
A niche in the centuries old Chaithya showing the old type brick-work.
Outrigger canoe, Kallady, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Almost all of the photographs were taken by the owner of this blog and are his property.Click on each picture below to see an enlarged view.
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Wild elephants on the road to Somawathy Chaithya, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
We were on the road to Somawathy Chaitya when we spotted these wild elephants by the side of the road. I am attaching a report from the Sunday Times of Sri Lanka, of the 4th September 2011, on an the results of an elephant count done in SL recently.
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