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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.

Monday, December 27, 2010

Brass container

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Working in brass is a speciality in Sri Lanka from very early times. I saw this polished brass container set up for display at the Galle Fac...

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Sri Lankan 'Paradise Fly-catcher' on a 'Jambu' tree.

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The Sri Lankan 'Paradise fly-catcher' is a beautiful bird. The male has a long tail and is a beauty to watch flitting from branch to...

Saturday, December 25, 2010

Away in a manger

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Another Christmas song composed in the 1950s Two versions of 'Away in a manger'. Click on eac...

Friday, December 24, 2010

Two versions of the song 'White Christmas'

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Click on each link separately to see two versions of the enchanting song 'White Christmas'. ...

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

A farmer working, Salawa, Sri Lanka.

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Old ways of using a 'mammoty' to turn up the soil and build earthen bunds in paddy fields are a common sight in Sri Lanka. I took th...

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Adisham, Sri Lanka

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Another view of 'Adisham'.

Friday, December 17, 2010

'Thirukkaley' - Sinhalese; 'Thirukkal' - Tamil, A bullock drawn cart for the family.

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This was the equivalent of the family car in Sri Lanka, in common use about 100 years ago. Entrance was by a door at the rear. The seats wer...

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