 |
| Ruins of the Railway station at Chunnakam - December 2012. |
 |
| Palmyra leaf products at the Chunnakam Market. |
 |
| Village road near Nilaverai. |
 |
| Steps leading to the 'bottomless well' at Nilaverai on the Chunnakam - Puththur road. |
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.
Friday, March 8, 2013
Chunnakam, Nilaverai, Sri Lanka.
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Beads and coins, antiques, Manipay, Sri Lanka.
 |
| Bead rings. |
 |
| Different types of 'Rudraksha' seeds. |
 |
| Ancient coins. |
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Antiques, Manipay, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
 |
| Brass oil lamp still in use in the 1950s. |
 |
| Ola leaf books - 'Eadhu' T, 'Pus Kola' S. |
 |
| A decorated porcelain pot. |
 |
| Brass Drinking vessells - 'Mookkupperny' T |
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Ice cream parlour, antiques, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
 |
| Ice cream parlour, Nallur. |
 |
| Bric a back from the Middle East when the road to the UK was through the Suez Canal. |
Monday, March 4, 2013
Scenes of Pungudutheevu and Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
 |
| An abandoned once prosperous house. |
 |
| An Islet where domestic cattle graze. |
 |
| The road through Pungudutheevu. |
 |
| A 'Pheasant-tailed Jacana' at Nallur. |
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Saturday, March 2, 2013
The return ferry ride from Nagadeepa - Nainatheevu, Sri Lanka.
 |
| A passenger ferry-boat. |
 |
| Inside the ferry - collecting the fare Rs.20/- per passenger. |
 |
| The small diesel engine powering the boat. |
 |
| Boat being moored before disembarking at Kurikkaduvan.
A peaceful ride with lifebelts worn. When the sea is choppy the boat service is temporarily halted.
|
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)