Point-Pedro, Thumbalai, to Vallipuram, Sri Lanka.

This old road which led to Maruthankerny by bus in the 1950s is tarred. This leads to the real old outback in the Jaffna Peninsula. These would have been thriving communities when 'Singai-nagar' (Vallipuram) was the capital of Jaffna nearly two millenia ago.The last picture shows the turnoff to Katcovalam.
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Sculpturers in stone, Hindu Temple, Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka.

I found these stone-sculpturers at work in renovating the temple close to the 'Theru-moody madam' at Point-Pedro. Jaffna is of limestone rock. Granite was imported by 'Vallams' - sailing boats - from South India from time immemorial, for construction of Hindu temples.

Thumbalai road, Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka.

The temple.

Old 'sakadam'  of the temple.

'Theru-moody madam'.

Scenes around Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka.

Point-Pedro - Manthikai road, turn-off to Maathanai.

Odakkarai alley - very old part of Point-Pedro.

Temple in 'Odakkarai'.

'Thulaa' T, 'Aandiya lindha' S near the 'Therumoody madam', Point-Pedro.

Age-old scenes from Point-Pedro. Note the old alley at Odakkarai lined by walls of coralstone and mortar. Note the old type well with a tall well-sweeo of palmyra trunk and the water channel in cement.

Nelliady to Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka.

Vallai to Nelliady, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

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Vallai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Black-winged Stilt, Vallai

Wild dog eating carcass

Crows on the iron supports used in cremation at the cemetery.

Fisherman collecting his catch in an improvised float from a rubber tube.

A steady breeze blows over the large expanse of water. The cemetery at Vallai is also the dumping ground for carcasses of slaughtered animals and wild dogs are attracted to the site. The bridge at Vallai is temporary but handles traffic quite well. The cemetery and its environs has a large collection of birds of varying hues.