Monday, June 16, 2014

Milk feeding time, Elephant Orphanage, Udawalawe, Sri Lanka.

The orderly entry of the young elephants.

The feeding of milk.

The fight for a place in the queue.
Videos taken by me a few years ago:-


1. http://youtu.be/GM31sVP8NMA - 'Give me more milk'

2. http://youtu.be/xtNwPei39xY - Jumping the fence to get more milk.


Video taken by me on June 2014:-





Sunday, June 15, 2014

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.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

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.

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

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.