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| Snake charmer |
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| Crossing a river by ferry |
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| Devil dancers exorcising a patient |
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| Knitting lace on 'beeralus' |
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| Betel seller |
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| Dalada Maligawa a hundred years ago |
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| Busy street scene |
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| Gypsy with a monkey |
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| River transport, Kalu Ganga, Rathnapura. |
Outrigger canoe, Kallady, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Almost all of the photographs were taken by the owner of this blog and are his property.Click on each picture below to see an enlarged view.
Friday, January 22, 2021
Old Ceylon,
Monday, July 27, 2020
View of 'Sri Paadha' - 'Sivanoli Paadha Malai' - 'Adam's Peak'
View of 'Sri Paadha' - 'Sivanoli Paadha Malai' - 'Adam's Peak', seen from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo forwarded by Nimalan. Photo taken on a Huawei Nova 2i smart-phone.
Clear skies over Colombo following the 'shut-down' of COVID-19 made this possible. This was seen much more clearly in the 1960s and even 1990s.
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Monday, June 29, 2020
Jaffna in 1889, Sri Lanka
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Thursday, March 26, 2020
COVID-19 News, Sri Lanka
26th February 2020
24 hour curfew till 27th March. May later extend to 6th April before Sinhala & Tamil New Year.
Daughters are going to work at Karawanella - Consultant Anaesthetist and MOIC, Blood bank by Queenie's car.
No of Road Traffic Accidents's down with the curfew. They had a motorbike accident during off curfew hours between 8 to 2 pm. Part of skull bone was missing after accident. Brain exposed.Coma scale 3. Transferred to NSU Colombo after wound toilet.
Bread and fresh fish are difficult to get. Tons of fresh fish landed in Negombo have the option of being thrown back into the sea as the curfew has prevented the transporters from appearing because of the curfew.
6.30 pm - A lorry transporting a bag of assorted vegetables for Rs. 500/- each, was available for sale opposite our house entrance. A picture of the bag about 2 Kg in weight and contents of good quality and reasonable price, is shown below:-
2020
Blood donation by recovered COVID patient
Three patients have gone home after recovering from COVID-19 infections. The first patient donated blood to the Kalubowila hospital. This blood is intended to be used to treat the patients in intensive care, undergoing treatment for COVID, at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Angoda.
27th March 2020
Some rules of the 'lock-down'
Were elaborated by a high ranking Police Officer on TV yesterday evening.
1. You must walk to your destination.
2. No crossing of District boundaries.
3. Urgent needs in hospital allowed.
Compulsory wearing of masks
Use of unsuitable masks and their disposal cause a serious problem. Discouraged for daily use by civilians.
Recovery of loans from salaries and pensions postponed by 3 months starting in April 2020.
4. Shops selling vegetables to be kept open.
24 hour curfew till 27th March. May later extend to 6th April before Sinhala & Tamil New Year.
Daughters are going to work at Karawanella - Consultant Anaesthetist and MOIC, Blood bank by Queenie's car.
No of Road Traffic Accidents's down with the curfew. They had a motorbike accident during off curfew hours between 8 to 2 pm. Part of skull bone was missing after accident. Brain exposed.Coma scale 3. Transferred to NSU Colombo after wound toilet.
Bread and fresh fish are difficult to get. Tons of fresh fish landed in Negombo have the option of being thrown back into the sea as the curfew has prevented the transporters from appearing because of the curfew.
6.30 pm - A lorry transporting a bag of assorted vegetables for Rs. 500/- each, was available for sale opposite our house entrance. A picture of the bag about 2 Kg in weight and contents of good quality and reasonable price, is shown below:-
2020
Three patients have gone home after recovering from COVID-19 infections. The first patient donated blood to the Kalubowila hospital. This blood is intended to be used to treat the patients in intensive care, undergoing treatment for COVID, at the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Angoda.
27th March 2020
Some rules of the 'lock-down'
Were elaborated by a high ranking Police Officer on TV yesterday evening.
1. You must walk to your destination.
2. No crossing of District boundaries.
3. Urgent needs in hospital allowed.
Compulsory wearing of masks
Use of unsuitable masks and their disposal cause a serious problem. Discouraged for daily use by civilians.
Recovery of loans from salaries and pensions postponed by 3 months starting in April 2020.
4. Shops selling vegetables to be kept open.
Sunday, February 16, 2020
Saturday, February 15, 2020
At the 'Tea Castle', Pathana, Sri Lanka.
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| A brass water boiler replica - giant size - used to boil water, to prepare tea, in tea boutiques in the 1950s in Ceylon. |
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| Near the entrance to the castle |
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| Entering the castle |
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| An ornamental tea-pot |
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| James Taylor, pioneer planter who opened the first tea estate in Peradeniya, Ceylon |
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| Illustrations of tea marketing in rural Ceylon, 1930 |
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| A Tea boutique in Ceylon of 1930 |
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