Sunset on the bund of the Udawalawe Reservoir, Sri Lanka.

Down in valley of the Uva Province of Sri Lanka it is another world. All one's cares and worries drop away and one becomes united with nature in all its glory of a sunset.

Sights at the Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka.

A Pea-hen.

A herd of Spotted Deer.

A lone fisherman at sunset.

A herd of wild Water Buffalos.

Sights at the Udawalawe National Park, Sri Lanka.

The safari jeep.

The journey to the Udawalawe National Park starts.

On our way.

A wild elephant by the roadside.

The Purple Sun Hotel, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

View of the distant hills.

The entrance.

Wedding guests at lunch.

Environs of Udawalawe, Sri Lanka.

A wild elephant across the electrified fence.

Bridge on the highway at the approaches to the bund over the Udawalawe reservoir.

Water birds at the edge of the reservoir.

A wild elephant inside the Udawalawe National Park.

Environs of the statue of the Bodhisatthwa, Maligawila, Sri Lanka.

Ruins of a hall with stone supporting pillars in place.

The statue of the Bodhisatthwa.

A tree adorned with votive offerings ('Panduru'). A coin is tied inside a piece of cloth ans is tied to the branch of a tree as an offering to the guardian deity of the area.

A figurine of a female dancer.

The artifacts belong to the 7th Century AD and depict the strong influence of Mahayana Buddhist philosophy during that era.

Scenes at Maligawila, off Buththala, Sri Lanka.

A pleasant grove to walk in.

The 'Standing Buddha' statue carved out of sand-stone, created in the 7th Century AD.

A troop of monkeys in the grove.

Created as a monastery complex in the 7th Century AD, the statue of the standing Buddha had fallen down and its neck broken when I saw it for the first time in 1966. It was lifted up and placed in the erect posture during the regime of the Late Mr. Premadasa. A crane used to lift the massive statue broke down during this exercise. The statue predates the famous 'Aukana' statue near Kalawewa.