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| Philip Game | profile | all galleries >> Galleries >> Sri Lanka, 2016 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
A selection of images from a two-week visit to Sri Lanka in February/March 2016.
These images were taken with Nikon D300 using RAW format, and are available for licensing.
 Fort station in Colombo, where all Sri Lankan train journeys begin |
 Cargills emporium building in the Fort district, Colombo... |
 Waiting to board my train to Kandy... |
 Man-made lake in the town centre, Kandy |
 On the balcony of my Kandy hotel, the Olde Empire (yes, really) |
 Offerings ready for the Temple of the Tooth |
 Buying floral offerings to carry into the Temple |
 Temple of the Tooth at Kandy, believed to house a sacred relic of the Buddha |
 Temple of the Tooth |
 Looking out from the Temple of the Tooth |
 Buddhist monk at prayer, Kandy |
 Mother-and-son pilgrims at the Temple of the Tooth |
 Worshippers inside the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy |
 Mural inside the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy |
 Inside the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy |
 Temple of the Tooth at night |
 Audience hall of the kings of Kandy |
 Kataragama Devale (temple) in Kandy |
 A mosque in downtown Kandy |
 Centuries-old Royal Botanic Gardens at Peradeniya |
 'Pride of Burma' at Peradeniya |
 Time to move on... |
 Stocking up for the bus journey |
 A grotesque Golden Buddha greets those arriving at Dambulla |
 Entrance to the Buddhist cave temples, Dambulla |
 Reclining Buddha, Dambulla |
 Cave murals, Dambulla |
 Cave murals, Dambulla |
 Cave murals, Dambulla |
 Buddha effigy, Dambulla |
 Lagoon at my guesthouse outside Polonnaruwa |
 Ancient ruined city of Polonnaruwa |
 Ancient ruined city of Polonnaruwa |
 Sleeping Buddha carved from solid granite, Polonnaruwa |
 Sleeping Buddha carved from solid granite, Polonnaruwa |
 By train across the southern highlands... |
 My guesthouse in the hill country village of Ella... |
 Teenage train passengers, Sri Lanka |
 A Tamil lady from a tea pickers' village |
 Crossing the Nine Arch bridge at Demodera, outside Ella |
 Horton Plains National Park... |
 Horton Plains National Park... |
 Horton Plains National Park |
 Horton Plains National Park... |
 Horton Plains National Park... |
 Horton Plains National Park... |
 Introducing - the woodapple... |
 Colonial architecture in the hill station town of Nuwara Eliya |
 Tracing racehorses in Nuwara Eliya... |
 Rice padi surrounds the town of Kataragama... |
 Musicians perform at the evening puja, Kataragama |
 Pilgrims gather inside the Sacred Precinct at Kataragama |
 A worshipper at Kataragama |
 Shrine to the Hindu god Ganesha |
 Worshipping the Buddha |
 British crest above a gateway to the Fort |
 Dutch Reformed Church at Galle |
 Young Muslims outside a prayer hall, Galle Fort... |
 Doorway of a Muslim home, Galle Fort |
 Lighthouse on the Bastion walls, Galle Fort |
 Local family strolling at sunset, Galle |
 Out on the Bastion, waiting for the sunset |
 Verandah of a luxury hotel, Galle Fort |
Landing the fishing catch at sunrise, Galle Fort |
 Sorting the fishing catch at sunrise, Galle Fort |
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