Thursday, February 26, 2009

Beauty of Sri Lanka

orchid

Wara Mal - Crown flower (Calotropis gigantea)

White Lily

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Puttlam Lagoon


Puttalam is a district situated near to the west coast of Sri Lanka. Its area is 2,976 km². Along with the Kurunegala District, it formulates the Wayamba (North Western) Province of Sri Lanka. The capitial town is Puttalam and borders the Kala Oya and Modara Gam Aru in the north, Anuradhapura District and Kurunegala District in the east, Ma Oya in the south and the Indian Ocean in the west. Puttalam is well known for its picturesque lagoon, a paradise for shallow sea fishing activities. More recently Prawn farming activities have also flourished in the area.
-Text From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Monday, February 23, 2009

Sri Lanka - Sacred Bo Tree

Anuradhapura
The 2,200 year-old Sri Maha Bodhi (Sacred Bo Tree), is the world's oldest historical tree, a sapling of the tree under which the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, attained enlightenment.

Buddhist Monk

Oil Lamps