A wedding in Kandy, Sri Lanka - 'The welcome'

The wecome arch of flowers with the 'full pots' on either side.

The drummers and dancers escorting the bride to the 'Poruwa'.

A dancer holding a conch shell.

The 'Master of ceremonies' near the 'Poruwa". The person who recites the 'Ashtaka'.

The traditions in a Kandyan Wedding are many. These pictures are snaps I took of the various items of interest in a wedding in May 2013.

Flowers in our home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Inside Munneeswaram Sivan Kovil, Chilaw, Sri Lanka.

Some of the flowers in bloom at the 'Amaya Hills Hotel' Dangolla, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

'Cannas'

Orchids

Fairy Bells

Scenes inside Muneeswaram Sivan Temple, Chilaw, Sri Lanka.

Sand spread on the floor to teach an infant to write at an auspicious hour..

Scenes outside the 'Munneeaswaram' temple, Chilaw, Sri Lanka.

The 'Aachchi' selling coconuts to the devotees.

An elderly devotee breaking a coconut.

A female devotee breaking a coconut.

Feeding a cow.

The perimeter of the temple

Chilaw and the Government Hospital, Sri Lanka.