Pre-Christmas decorations, Sri Lanka

At the 'Club House', Uswetikayawa, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

At the 'Club House', Uswetakeiyawa, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Hamilton canal, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Malabe, Sri Lanka.

Sights at Malabe, Sri Lanka.

Meeting old friends, Dr. Kanagaratne's mother and Ramya, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka.

At the house of Dr. Kanagaratna, Geriatrician and Wasantha, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka.

Mangos for sale, Statue of Lord Buddha at Pittugala, Sri Lanka.

'Thalagoya' - Sinhalese, 'Udumbu' - Tamil, sun-bathing, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Paddy field at Eheliyagoda, Sri Lanka.

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

A 'Whip-cracker' in action in a 'Katina Perahera', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

At the end of the 'Vas' period (rainy season), Buddhist monks come out of their retreat. A robe is stitched by the 'Dayakayas' (devotees), taken in a "perahara' (procession) and is ceremonially handed over to the Head Priest. These are pictures from the 'Perahera'.

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Band and Bag-pipe musicians at a wedding reception in Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

At a wedding in Seethawake, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.