Monday, July 30, 2012
Sri Lanka national flower
The “Nil Mahanel” flower, botanically known as “Nympheae Stellata” was declared the National Flower of Sri Lanka on 26th February 1986. You can find it for sale at the entrance of important Buddhist temples where they are being placed on the different altars by the devotees.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
The Fishermen of Matara
Bringing in the catch of the day for sale at the port. Every fish is weighted prior to be lifted into reefer container trucks. Fishes in these images are yellow fin and big eye tunas.
Portrait of a fisherman. He paused and asked for a picture to be mailed to him.
Monday, July 23, 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012
The leopards of Yala
Hard to spot and mostly nocturnal, the leopard is Sri Lanka's top predator. With approximately 35 leopards, Yala National Park has one of world densest leopard populations.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
The Rankot Vihara dagoba - Polonnaruwa
The 54m tall Rankot Vihara dagoba is the largest in Polonnaruwa and the fourth largest in Sri Lanka. The dome consists of earth fill covered by a brick mantle and plaster.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Harvesting tea leaves - Sri Lanka
Tea plantation workers were brought in the mountain region of Sri Lanka from South India by the British. They are Tamils of Hindu religion while local Sinhalese are Buddhist.
They now all have Sri Lankese nationality and have been fully integrated as regular citizens.
Monday, July 9, 2012
Views from the fortifications of Galle
Children are learning to dive from a rock just off the walls of the fort city of Galle. Some with more expertise will dive from the fortifications for some money.
Another view from the fortifications of the city.
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Ella Gap and Rawana Falls
Ella Gap is a Hindu pilgrimage site as it is believed that Sita (from the tale of Rama & Sita) was kept at the feet of these mountains after having been kidnapped from India by the then king of Sri Lanka.
Closeby are the Rawana Ella Falls, 19m tall here pictured at the beginning of the dry season.
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Asian elephants - Portrait
The pregnancy of a mother elephant last 22 months. Image taken at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka.
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