Hornbill

I took this picture of a Hornbill near its nest, at Kosgama, Sri Lanka in January 2011. There were two of them presumably a couple.

A 'Brahminy kite'

I took this picture of a 'Brahminy kite' soaring in the sky above our home in Avissawella. A few moments later iit flew low close to some crows' nests. All the crows ganged up and chased it away.

A tea factory on the distant hills.

A tea factory nestling on the distant hills is seen as a white speck, on the road to Wewalwaththe, Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.

A lily pond

A pond to grow water lilies made by tapping a stream, close to a house, at Alupola, Sri Lanka.

A mountain stream, Alupola.

A peaceful mountain stream where all the cares and worries of a rushed life could be shed. One could listen to the sound of running water and feel the cool breeze on the body and be transported to another world where time stands still.

'Natha Devale, Kandy.

The archeological excavations around the 'Maligawa Complex' in Kandy has found evidence of worship at the Natha Devale site from the early Centuries of the Present Era. This is a picture of the 'Natha Dewale' as seen from the 'Dalda Maligawa'. Natha, Vishnu, Skanda and Vinayaga have temples for worship in Kandy from very early times, predating the Dalada Maligawa.

Flower offerings at the temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.

A picture I took of flower offerings at the 'mal aasana' in front of the repository of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Kandy, Sri Lanka.