Friday, March 23, 2012

'Chunnaakam Market', Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

The Betel sellers stall
Palm leaf household utensils
This is one of the oldest markets in the Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka.
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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Vegetable seller, Market, Maruthanaamadam, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

The Market at 'Maruthanaamadam' on the Maipay Kopay road is held every morning. The produce from the surrounding countryside is brought here for sale.
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Monday, March 19, 2012

Railway bridges old and new and the A9 highway at Omanthai, Sri Lanka.

 The new railway bridge built with aid from the Indian Government and the old bridge built by the British nearly a hundred years ago at Omanthai.
The A9 highway and the railway line running parallel at Omanthai.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ibiXwXooUc

Sunday, March 18, 2012

A 'long drive' needs 'a short nap', A9 road, Rambaewa, Sri Lanka.


A long distance driver of a truck on the A9 highway to Jaffna, taking a short nap under a tree on a rock, with a gentle breeze blowing - a picture of serenity.

Saturday, March 17, 2012

'Mihinthale', Sri Lanka.


There was supposed to have been a grove of mango trees, close to the Mihinthale hillock in the plains surrounding Anuradhapura. The oral IQ test administered to King Devanampiya Tissa was based on the mango tree. The picture shows the place of the mango grove with some ancient ruins. The second picture shows the 'chaitya' on the Mihinthale hillock.