Vallai to Thunnaalai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

Young saplings being protected from straying cattle.

A paddy field and coconut grove.

The road bordering the lagoon.

The morning sky.

Vallai to Kodikamam via Thunnalai goes bordering the Thondamanaru Lagoon. It is not a much frequented highway. There is plenty of bird life there.

Market at Maruthanamadam, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 23rd December 2013.

Massive statue of 'Aanjaneyar'

The temple dedicated to 'Aanjaneyar'.

A three wheeler bringing plantains to the market.

Krishna and his chariot - a statue at the nearby temple.

A variety of mangoes for sale.

Vegetables for sale.

Fresh coconuts for sale.

Motor-bikes and three wheeler park.

Thondamanaru to Jaffna, a photo-journey, 22nd December 2013.

Atchuvely - Visavilan junction.

Point-Pedro to Jaffna road near Puththur.

'Aariya Kulam' junction, Jaffna.

Jaffna to Nallur road, Nallur.

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Bird life in the Thondamanaru Lagoon, Sri Lanka, 22nd December 2013.

'Northern Shoveler'

'Yellow Bittern'

'Cormorants'

'White-bellied Sea-eagle'

I took these pictures from inside the van we were travelling in while driving along the border of the Thondamanaru Lagoon. I used a D 90 Nikon with a VR 70-300mm lens with a circular Polaroid filter.


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Thondamanaar a visit, 22nd December 2013.

With Mr.Ramachandran in front of his house on the road to Uduppiddy.

Clouds over 'Sinna Kadatkarai'.

Bird life.

KKS road near Pillayaar Kovil.

The new bridge.

The road to Atchuvely past the new bridge.

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A drive through Valvettithurai on the KKS road.

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Point-Pedro to Urani a journey on the 22nd December 2013.

Inpariddy.

Cultivation at Thikkam.

KKS road near Thikkam.

Lambs on the road near Urani.

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Vallipuram to Point-Pedro, 22nd December 2013.

Inside the 'Aalvaar Kovil', Vallipuram, arguably the oldest kovil dedicated to Lord Vishnu in Sri Lanka.

Katcovalam junction.

'Munaiady', the northernmost point of the landmass of Sri Lanka.

The Jetty, Point-Pedro.

Old Methodist Church, Point-Pedro.

New Hostel building, Hartley College, Point-Pedro.

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Manalkaadu and Vallipuram, off Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka.

Fire-wood carrier on the road to Manalkaadu.

'Lapwing' and 'Bittern' at Manalkaadu.

A school building in Manalkaadu.

The Indian Ocean at Manalkaadu.

An Egret at Manalkaadu.

Aalvaar Kovil, Vallipuram.

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Nagar Kovil, off Point-Pedro, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

A house in a paddy field.

'Great Egret' in a paddy field.

The road to the Kovil.

The renovated historic Kovil.

 I met the temple priest and inquired about the origin of this temple. He said it belonged to very ancient times, of the time of the 'Yakkar and Naagar'. A very pious Hindu recluse had been told in a dream to come to this place. When the recluse came here he saw a 'five headed cobra' under a tree. He had started a place of worship and it thrived with time. In the 1950s it drew large crowds. It was destroyed during the recent past and is now rebuilt.

Trees in the temple premises.

Fisherman's hut and fishing boats on the sea shore.

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Manipay to Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka,trip at dawn.

I did a trip on the 22nd December 2013 at dawn from Manipay to Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka. Please click on the link below to see these photos in a video format:-

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Karainagar to Keerimalai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 21st December 2013.

Causeway exiting Karainagar.

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