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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.

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Pouring milk into a receptacle at a wedding, Yakkala, Sri Lanka.

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'Dry ice' - solid carbondioxide - to simulate smoke at a wedding ceremony. The idea was to show boiling milk being poured...

Friday, May 31, 2013

Wesak home decorations, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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A lantern representing a 'Nelum' (Water lily) flower. A collection of 'Atapattama' (eight sided) lanterns. A ;N...

Thursday, May 30, 2013

Video-games on a 'Tablet', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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Playing video-games on a Huwei 'tablet' can be fascinating. There is group participation with more weightage by the younger on...

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Wesak, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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Mobile Wesak lanterns at the grounds of the Janadhipathy Vidyalaya, Avissawella. Wesak in the Sri Lankan Theravada tradition of ...

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Wedding customs of the Sinhalese, Sri Lanka.

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Pots of milk. Pouring milk into the pots by the newly-wed.

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Monday, May 27, 2013

Wedding customs of the Sinhalese, Sri Lanka.

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Tying of the knot binding the little fingers. Handing over the bride by pouring water over the tied fingers. Flowers in the ...

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Scenes from Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

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Two poses of a cat. Flower of Bougainvilla. Double-coloured anthurium.

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