Sights, Sithulpawwa, Sri .Lanka

Ruins of an ancient building.

The beauty of a tree.

A family of Elks ( 'Goena' S - 'Marai' T) roaming free in the monastery.

Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

An ant-hill near the road.

The 'Chaithya' on a hill-top.

A sunset at Sithulpawwa.

Bougainvillas blooming in the parking area.

A historic site more than 2200 years old, Sithulpawwa in the south of Sri Lanka, borders the Ruhuna National Park. The constant cry of pea-cocks adds to the solitude.

'Green-leaf monkeys', Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

They are wild but come to collect food from pilgrims. They can get aggressive if teased.

'Two mothers' - Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRjrK2Rs9Ys

The water reservoir and rocks, Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

This catchment area collects rain water in this area and was used by the residents. 

The rocky shrub jungle which makes the area.

Video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9SR4zT6dP4

Newer construction, Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

Stone stairway, Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

On the road to Sithulpawwa, Sri Lanka.

Emptied bottles of liquor form a barrier to wild elephants, at a check-point on the road to the historic site of Sithulpawwa. This place is a sacred area venerated by the Buddhists in Sri Lanka.