| A trip to Sri Lanka in early 2005 was cancelled on account of the tsunami. However, in January 2006, we managed to finally get there. Here are some pictures... |
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| The impressive 13m. high Aukana Buddha |
A roadside stall selling a snack of cooked corn cob |
The towering heights of Sigiriya with the formal gardens |
On the way up, showing the spiral staircase to access the frescoes |
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| The Sigiriya frescoes | "Celestial Nymphs" or "Cloud Damsels"? |
The "Lions Paws" and the final climb to the summit |
At the top and a view of the rock pool and palace grounds |
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| One of the many "moonstones" to be found at Polonnaruwa |
Standing and reclining Buddhas at Polonnaruwa |
The great Golden Buddha Temple at Dambulla |
The facade to the rock temples of Dambulla |
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| Some of the many amazing likenesses of Buddha, the bodhisattvas and gods and goddesses |
Elephants in the river at the orphanage at Pinawella |
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| View of the "Temple of the Tooth", Kandy | Inside the "Temple of the Tooth", Kandy | An extraordinary juxtaposition in Kandy! |
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| Man on a train | Tea plantations in the Highlands with Adam's Peak in the background |
The Devon Falls | "English" architecture at Nuwara Eliya |
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| The Rawana Ella Falls | The standing Buddha at Dondra, the southernmost tip of Sri Lanka |
A Hindu(?) temple at Dondra | A stall selling offerings |
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| Stilt fishermen on the south coast |
The Fort and Lighthouse at Galle |
A local craft of coir mat making |
Dreaming |
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