'Dalada Maligawa', Kandy, Sri Lanka.

A replica of a 'ceremonial oil lamp' made out of coconut leaves ('Gokkola')

The 'Makara Thorana' and the 'Moonstone'

Gold plated pillars

The 'Audience Hall' of  the Kings of Kandy.

The 'Dalada Maligawa' is where the 'Sacred Tooth Relic' of Lord Buddha is enshrined in Kandy, Sri Lanka.. It is a place of veneration and worship to all Buddhists.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_annotate?v=r7ZGg1xtPIU

Kandy, Sri Lanka, post-Wesak 2012.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_annotate?v=3o4r-3ZfxhA

Fresh flowers for 'pooja' 'Dansala', Kudagama Road, Avissawella.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itqSmI6vCfM

Wesak decorations, 'Peoples Leasing', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

The premises of 'Peoples Leasing'

The Manager

The Wesak lantern made by the workers at 'Peoples Leasing'.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRSzMr2_tLI

Manioc 'Dansala', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Part of the Wesak Day festivities in Sri Lanka. Donations of boiled Manioc yam, with fried chillies and 'sambol' to any and every one.
Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n9vG5NVHdA

Making a Wesak lantern, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TGY9k3HAsg

'Orchid House', Peradeniya Gardens, Sri Lanka.