Birds on a paddy field, Dompe, Sri Lanka.

Paddy fields in the rural areas of Sri Lanka are one of the most peaceful sights. A variety of birds rest on the bunds of these paddy fields catching insects and worms and occasionally fish from the flowing water channels. I took this picture in Dompe, Sri Lanka.

Adam's Peak, Seen from Kaluaggala, Sri Lanka.

Driving from Avissawella to Colombo in the morning around 5.30am, at the bifurcation of the roads to High Level and Low Level roads, I saw this sight of Adam's Peak through the early morning mist. I took this picture on a Nikon, in the late 1990s.

Church on a hill, Castlereagh, Sri Lanka.

The Portuguese and the Dutch followed by the British brought various architectural styles in building churches in Ceylon. I saw this Anglican church on a hill in a tea estate at Castlereagh. You can see the steeply sloping roof designed for the British climes so that snow would slip off the roof and relieve it of stress. The roof  is of galvanized corrugated iron sheets. You can see the bell on the roof. You can also see the cross on a gravestone in the courtyard of the church.

Evening, beach at Wellawaththe, Sri Lanka.

There is a rocky promontory at the beach at Wellawaththe, Sri Lanka. Rod and line fishing was a favorite past-time for some. It was also a haven for lovers. To sit and watch the sunset from here was an exquisitely pleasurable experience. I took this picture in 2009.

A view from the 'Temple of the Tooth', Kandy, Sri Lanka

The innumerable incense sticks burnt and the coconut oil lamps burnt as offerings at the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, enshroud it in a haze, visible at night. I took this picture from across the lake at night.

Old light house at Pesalai, Sri Lanka.

This is an old light house claimed to be dating back dating back to ?Portuguese times - 16th Century. You can see that the top of the light house is flat. Firewood was hauled up and lighted there, to warn away ships from the treacherous shoals off shore. I took this photo when I was working in Mannar in 2004.

'Pattinagala', Yala, Sri Lanka.

A rocky prominence called 'Pattinagala' marks the spot in the coastline of Yala, where the 'Tsunami' washed away about twenty Japanese. The term 'Pattanam' in Tamil means a coastal town. There must have been a coastal metropolis in ancient days at this site. Who knows what similar disasters would have wiped away these coastal towns. Being on the southern tip of Sri Lanka, this would have been an ideal landfall for mariners in ancient days.