Photo Gallery
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Sinharaja Rain forest
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Yala National Park
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Mannar in the semi-arid zone
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Paintings at sigiriya the rock fortress(citadel).
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Ruwanwali Maha Saaya - Anuradhapura the ancient city.
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Parakkrama Samudraya - An ancient water tank in Polonnaruwa as seen from the Seruwa hotel.
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Somawati Stupa - An ancient stupa from 2 century B.C belived to have a left tooth relic of Buddha.
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Parakkrama Samudraya at dawn.
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Ruins at Polonnaruwa-remnants of an ancient temple at Polonnaruwa.
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Statue of King Parakkrama Baahu the great, the legendary king from Polonnaruwa dinasty 1153-1186 A.D
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Around nine rock inscriptions are found in this rock called the Eric Swones' rock(named after a photographer killed on spot by a wild elephant). rock inscriptions were used as message boards by ancient kings.
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A picture of the Mahaweli river. The longest river in Sri Lanka. Other side of the river bank is in easten province.
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Elephants grazing-elephants grazing is a common site in Sri Lanka like this herd at Sungawila
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Lush green paddy fields are a common site
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Cattle grazing
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Areas previously considered unsafe to travel can now be visited like here at Sungawila, passing through jungle.
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Sadakadapahana-a mozac which is at the door step of buddhist temples contaning images. this rather old one has none.
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Ceylon Junglefowl-Gallus lafayetii is an endemic species.
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Effigy of Buddha at Polonnaruwa (Gal Vihara).
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A bird on a tree at Nilgala in the dry zone.
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A Purple faced leaf monkey on a tree Trachypithecus vetulus
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Long snouted Spinner dolphin
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Sperm Whale
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Rough horn lizard Ceratophora aspera
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Horton plains.
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Blue Water Lily (Nymphaea stellata) is the National Flower of Sri Lanka.
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Migrating Birds-Bundala National Park.
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Serendid Scops Owl.
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Tree Nymph Idea iasonia.
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Common Bushbrown Mycalesis perseus.
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Dawn in the forest-Wilpattu National Park.
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Kithulgala Rain Forest.
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An elephant at Udawalawe National Park.
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Common Hourglass Tree Frog
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The moonstone on top of Somawati Stupa. All stupas have a moonstone(a type of gem stone) on top like this one.
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Inside the Kande Viharaya, Aluthgama
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Outside view of the Kande Viharaya, Aluthgama. built in 1809 it has features of british colonial architecture.
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Largest meditating buddha statue in Sri Lanka, at the Kande Viharaya, Aluthgama
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A baby elephant. tamed elephants are a common site in Sri Lanka. they are used as labour and for festivals.
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The Bentota river.
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Sri Lanka is an ideal location for water sports, like here at the Bentota River
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The "Dalada Perahara" in Kandy. An annual procession carrying the sacred tooth relic of the buddha.
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Ruins at the Mahamewna Garden at anuradhapura.
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Ruwanwelisaya at anuradhapura.
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Thuparamaya, the first stupa in Sri Lanka.
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Ruwanwelisaya(left) and Jetavanaramaya(right) dagabas at sunset.
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Ruwanwelisaya at night.
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The Samadhi statue(a statue of the meditating buddha).
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Sunset at Tissa Wewa(tank). A man made lake in Anuradhapura.
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Ducks in a field.
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