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.
Saturday, December 12, 2015
City sights, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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| Lawn opposite the Town hall, Colombo. |
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| Building at the Kynsey road - Kanaththe junction. |
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| Statue of the Rt. Hon Dudley Senanayake |
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| Cross road bordering Kanaththe |
Friday, December 11, 2015
City sights, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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| Entrance to Vihara Maha Dewi Park from Turret road. |
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| Trees lining the High Level road near Pamankade |
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| Swarna road, Pamankade |
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Scenes around Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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| Tree lined avenue, Denzil Kobbekaduwa Mawathe, from Malabe to the Parliament |
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| Bridge on the road from Malabe to Pannipitiya, 'Paalan thuna junction' |
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Making a 'Thabla' - drum, Matthegoda, Sri Lanka.
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| Cow or goatskin being stretched and dried. |
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| Wooden mounts |
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| Bric a bac to make the drums |
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| Polishing the stretched skin |
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| Tightening the surface by pulling on the camel skin threads |
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| Measuring a perfect circle to cut away the excess skin |
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| Collection of drums made here. |
The making of drums is a family tradition going back for generations past.
The skin of the drum is made from
goat or cow hide. The string is from camel skin imported from India. The body
of the drum is from a Margosa or coconut
trunk. The tradition and secrets of making drums is passed on from generation
to generation. Photos taken at Sri
Ruwanpathi Musical Instruments Manufacturers, 139, Dighenawaththe,
Maththegoda,Sri Lanka. Tel No 0112780080
Please click on the web-link below to watch more photos:-
Monday, December 7, 2015
Entrance to Point-Pedro from Manthkai, Sri Lanka.
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| Notr thr old style coral stone and mortar built wall in a house by the road side.. |