The beach at Thondamanaru, Sri Lanka.

'Sinna Kadatkarai' overgrown with weeds (Ipomea biloba)

Abandoned house on the road to the 'Periya Kadatkarai'

The beach near the junction of the Thondaman Aaaru with the sea.

The beach near 'Sinna Kadatkarai'.

Life is returning very fast to these areas. The youngsters who gambolled on the beaches in the evenings were not evident. The elders who used to relax on these beaches were not evident.