Hair styles using a simple plastic clip, Carnival, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Mannequin on a tripod.

A plastic clip costing Rs.100/=

Dressing the long hair.

Result 1.

Result 2.

Result 3.

I took these pictures at a demonstration of the uses of a simple plastic clip.

Ripening mangoes, home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

At the Carnival, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Tasty tit-bits for sale.

Grams seller.

Candy floss maker

Carnival, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The 'Well of death'. A bicycle, a motor-cycle and a go-cart were being ridden in turn round the interior walls of this wooden 'well'. Quite a crowd was bthere to pay for the tickets to watch the show.

'Rotti' being prepared.

Toys for sale.

Plastic balloons for sale.

Sights at a carnival, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The 'plane ride'.

LED lighted toys for sale.

The 'gram-seller'.

The 'saara-vita' - betel seller, man, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The 'Saara-vita' seller.

The illumination for the tray is done by a small acetylene flame issuing from a hypodermic needle. The acetylene is generated by water dripping on calcium carbide and is led to the needle by a cut plastic tube from a discarded intra-venous set.

The 'saara-vita' containing a betel leaf, arecanut, tobacco, spices and coloured coconut scrapings. The price was Es.30/- each.

Old 'saara-vita' seller fast asleep before his ware. The acetylene lamp is burning bright illuminating his tray.

'Scorpion orchid', home-garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.