Interior of 'Talduwa Manor', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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'Thalduwa Manor', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

 A holiday home near Thalduwa, Avissawella. An old planters bungalow converted to accommodate visitors.
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New suspension bridge crossing the Seethawaka Oya, at Thimbiripola, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The Seethawaka Oya during the dry season.

A ferry point replaced by a suspension bridge nearly two years ago.

Flowers, Blue Waters, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

'There is a tear in your eye, I am wondering why...?'

Twins.

Climbing Sri-Pada' - 'Adam's Peak' in the 1980s.

Scenes from villages, Sri Lanka.

Do you come in peace or in war?

Village lasses on a paddy field.

A blooming lotus at dawn.

Old farmer at work in the afternoon.

Writing on a palm-leaf scroll.

An iron stylus mounted on a piece of wood was the implement used to write on a palm-leaf. The stylus was grasped in the hand as shown above. When one wanted to read it a crushed leaf was smeared on the written material to make the indentations stand out. The writing instrument was called 'Eluththaani' in Tamil meaning 'nail used to write letters'.