Home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

'Kadapul mal' S, Large white flower blooms after sunset and emits a sweet smell.

Aerial roots from the node of an orchid.

White-coloured flowers, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Called 'Y22'.

An orchid.

Two white flowers in bloom in our home garden.

The Moon at sunset, Sirisanda, Puwakpitiya, Sri Lanka.

A red tinged sky at sunset, with the cumulus cloud catching the rays of the setting sun and a moon visible in all its glory, this is the fantasy of Sri Lanka.

Flowers in our home garden, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Flowers of the 'Temple tree' - Araliya S, Alary T

Anthurium flowers (Lady Jane).

Wild Orchid

Flowers at a Sinhalese wedding, Yakkala, Sri Lanka.

Flowers at the entrance to the reception hall.

Flowers on the dining table.

Flowers carried by the brides-maids.

Flowers surrounding the milk pots.

As you can see they 'say it with fresh flowers' in present Sri Lanka.

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

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

Click on web-link below to see a video:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx90VnGV2XE

Wesak home decorations, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

A lantern representing a 'Nelum' (Water lily) flower.

A collection of 'Atapattama' (eight sided) lanterns.

A ;Nelum' flower.

Trailing illuminated bulbs.

Decorations on a plantain stem using young coconut leaves ('Gokkola')