Welcome song for the Bride-groom and the couple on the 'Magul Poruwa', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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https://youtu.be/3MclYQD_h-A

On the beach, Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Brush salesman, Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Scenes at 'The Jetwing Blue Hotel', Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Celebration lunch for the 75th birthday, Avssawella, Sri Lanka.

Early morning queue at a 'Dansala', Kaduwela, Sri Lanka.

A 'Dansala' - (Dana + saalawa) is a place where various food items are distributed on a Wesak or Poson day n Sri Lanka. This could be tea or coffee, fruit juices, boiled gram nuts or manioc, ice-cream, boiled rice parcels etc.

A village scene, Piliyandala, Sri Lanka.

Two boys carrying a 'rabana' - a type of percussion instrument. The large 'Rabana' is usually played by it being placed horizontally on mounts. The players sit round it and beat a rhythm to accompany a 'padha' - an impromptu verse. Sometimes a small fire s lit under the 'rabana' to make the tone of the drum better.

Sights on the highway, Negombo, Sri Lanka.

The Colombo - Katunayaka Expressway, Sri Lanka.

Playing on the beach, Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Scene opposite 'The Jetwing Blue Hotel'. Photo taken by Dr. Shiranie Wickremasinghe. 

The surf on the beach and the outrigger canoe under sail, Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Scenes at the beach bordering the 'Jetwing Blue Hotel', Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Fisherman's hut and boat on the sandy beach opposite 'The Jetwing Blue', Negombo, Sri Lanka.

A Sqirrel and a Garden Lizard, Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Inside the 'Seethawaka Botanical Gardens', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Scenes from the Seethawaka Botanical Gardens, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Seethawaka Botanical Gardens, Illukkovita, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

At the Seethawaka Botanical Gardens, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Just inside the entrance, of the 'Seethawaaka Wet Zone Botanic Gardens', Illukovita, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Having an extent of 106 Acres, this is  a very amazing site to visit. It is 6Km on the Thummodara road from Puwakpitiya. 

'Back-hoes' - The work horses of present Sri Lanka.

Coming back from Colombo recently I saw a row of six trailers carrying 'back-hoes' towards Avissawella. Bach-hoes are used in road works, digging foundations for houses, making trenches to plant rubber or coconut saplings, clearing drains etc. They have become quite popular in present Sri Lanka.

Traffic jam, opposite the Rest House, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

At 7am on a weekday the road to Colombo is chock a block with traffic. I took this picture opposite the Rest House. It is faster travelling by a three-wheeler or better still a motor bike, with its higher risk of accidents.