Inside the Dutch Star Fort, Mathara, Sri Lanka.

The well which provided the water.

The main building inside.

The wooden draw-bridge crossing the moat.

The lock on the main gate.

Scenes at the Dutch 'Star Fort', Mathara, Sri Lanka.

A Banyan tree just outside the moat of the Fort.

The massive wooden doors near the entrance.

The ramp leading up to the battlements.

Inscription on the inner side of the entrance gate.

Polhena environs, Mathara, Sri Lanka.

Polhena beach, Mathara, Sri Lanka.

Some old buildings, Mathara, Sri Lanka.

Mathara sights, Sri Lanka.

Road scene.

Easy chairs for sale by the roadside.

Mathara scenes, Sri Lanka.

Scenes near the 'Kushtaraja Gala', Mathara, Sri Lanka.

Scenes at Mathara, Sri Lanka.

The Southern Highway, Kottawa to Mathara, Sri Lanka.

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Scenes on the Southern Highway, Sri Lanka.

The Southern highway scenes, Sri Lanka.

A tea plantation.

A paddy field and coconut grove.

A house surrounded by coconut and arecanut trees and bordering a paddy field.

The Expressway going through a cutting.