RM2NGTWDH–Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19th Feb, 2023. The Webb Ellis Cup will be shown to the public at Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club in Colombo. (Photo by Saman Abesiriwardana/Pacific Press) Credit: Pacific Press Media Production Corp./Alamy Live News
RMGJ3GKH–Statues of Nandi bull and one god holding conch at Sri Senpage Vinayagar Hindu temple Singapore
RF2E36YJF–Buddhist monastery of Mihintale, Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
RMEFD7GP–At general store shop near train station with breakfast food,coconut wraps, for train trips at Ella,Highlands,Sri Lanka,Asia.
RMRFH4DM–[Ceylonese Group by a Tree]. Artist: Julia Margaret Cameron (British (born India), Calcutta 1815-1879 Kalutara, Ceylon). Dimensions: 27 x 19.9 cm (10 5/8 x 7 13/16 in.). Date: 1878. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
RMB0KCAM–Colombo, Ceylon, c1890. Artist: Gillot
RMEN07EG–SRI LANKA: tea plantations in Nuwara Eliya: tamilise women picking tea at a tea plantation
RMC2X1EG–Sri Lankan frogmouth (Batrachostomus moniliger female gaping defensively when disturbed while roosting, in rainforest, India
RMRY8XBK–Asia, Sri Lanka, Mihintale, Maha Stupa
RMFYB813–Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya, Ferncliff Bungalow, colonial era heritage hotel
RMHAH0FR–The Citadel, Apartment Building in Bagatalle Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
RMKCHD9A–White Meeran Jumma mosque building in the historic town of Galle, Sri Lanka, Asia
RFFBAYTK–green landscape and tea plantation at Ella, Badulla District, Uva Province, Southern Highlands, Sri Lanka, Asia
RMAF4R22–Old ox drawn cart and bright red ex London bus with Bristol cigarette advert on the side in mid 1960s in Colombo Sri Lanka
RM2B030TD–The remote ancient Buddhist site of Buduruvagala (which means ‘stone Buddha images’ in Sinhalese) is thought to date from the 10th century, when Mahayana Buddhism dominated parts of Sri Lanka. Carved into the rock face is a huge 16m-high Buddha figure, with three smaller figures on either side. These are thought to represent the Maitreya Buddha, Avalokitesvara and his consort Tara, as well as the Hindu god Vishnu.
RME12NN1–Feb. 24, 2012 - Buddhist Temple in Berlin. Wesak celebration on May 9th. On a hill in the north of Berlin (Germany), not far from the zonal boundary, medicine Dr. Paul Dahlke had let build a Buddha temple in the years 1922-1924 for the Buddhist community founded by him. The Buddhist temple is unique in Europe and is subordinated to the Ceylonese embassy in Bonn. On May 9th, the Wesak ceremony, the most important Buddhist festive day, will be celebrated. As to the Buddhist ear 2515-1971. Buddhists from whole Europe are expected
RMAM4WGR–Sleeping Buddha in a temple in Sri Lanka
RMAN9HW8–Roofs of the Prasat Phra Thep Bidon and Phra Sri Ratana Chedi Bangkok Thailand
RMB4FB8H–Elephant figures below Ruvanveliseya Stupa in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.
RM2NGTWDA–Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19th Feb, 2023. The Webb Ellis Cup will be shown to the public at Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club in Colombo. (Photo by Saman Abesiriwardana/Pacific Press) Credit: Pacific Press Media Production Corp./Alamy Live News
RMGJ3GKG–Gopuram pagoda of Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Tamil Hindu temple Ceylon Rd Joo Chiat Katong area Singapore
RF2E2WAJX–Sila Rock - Buddhist monastery of Mihintale, Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
RMEFC0EJ–Farmland on edge of town of Ella in Highlands of Sri Lanka. Irrigation water canal and farming. Agriculture,agricultural.
RFJ0GTPJ–Statues of the Buddha in the lotus position, Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
RMC9C8HB–Wat Phra Mahathat Woromaha Vihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Southern Thailand
RMEN08ED–SRI LANKA: coconuts at the Spce Garden,Peradeniya
RM2KD2CTE–Tamil Hindu devotees escort the large wooden chariot carrying the idol of Lord Murugan during the Ther Festival (Chariot Festival) at the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (Nallur Temple) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on August 21, 2017. Hundreds of thousands of Tamil Hindu devotees from across the globe attended this festival. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)
RMRY8XD8–Asia, Sri Lanka, Mihintale, Maha Stupa, Ambasthala Dagaba
RMFYB7TD–Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya, Ramboda, waterfall, with low water level
RMHAH0FY–The Citadel, Apartment Building in Bagatalle Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
RMKC8X96–Hilton hotel and government office on waterfront, Colombo, Sri Lanka
RFFBAYW1–green landscape and tea plantation at Ella, Badulla District, Uva Province, Southern Highlands, Sri Lanka, Asia
RMCRXHD9–Sri Lanka postage stamp
RM2B033HP–Colombo's Old Parliament Building was opened in 1930 by the then Governor Sir Herbert Stanley. Colombo is the largest city and former capital of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island, adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins. It has a city population of 647,100 (2010). Due to its large harbour and its strategic position along the East-West sea trade routes, Colombo was known to ancient traders 2,000 years ago. However it was only made the capital of the island when
RMJJCY7W–A street vendor sells crab and other food from a stall on Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka
RMAM4WJH–A sitting buddha in a temple in Sri Lanka
RMAN9HW9–Roofs of the Prasat Phra Thep Bidon and Phra Sri Ratana Chedi Bangkok Thailand
RFA3M9M1–Ruvanveliseya Stupa in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Building started in 161BC on orders of Dutugemunu.
RM2NGTWDD–Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19th Feb, 2023. The Webb Ellis Cup will be shown to the public at Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club in Colombo. (Photo by Saman Abesiriwardana/Pacific Press) Credit: Pacific Press Media Production Corp./Alamy Live News
RMGJ3GKE–Hindu deities painting on wall mural of Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Tamil temple Ceylon Road Joo Chiat Katong Singapore
RF2E2WABW–Buddhist monastery of Mihintale, Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
RMEFBBY6–At town of Ella in Highlands of Sri Lanka. Famed for tea plantations and for hiking and green scenery.Little Ravana Waterfall.
RFJ0GTP6–White stupa Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka
RMC85FJ1–Wat Phra Mahathat Woromaha Vihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Southern Thailand
RMEN082A–Dambulla Cave Temple,Sri Lanka: flower
RM2KD2CTB–The magnificent golden kobram tower of the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (Nallur Hindu Temple) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on August 21, 2017. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)
RMRY8XPJ–Asia, Sri Lanka, Ruwanwelisaya stupa
RMFYB81C–Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya, intensely cultivated crops growing on agricultural land
RMHAH0HF–St.James building in Alfred House Road,Colombo,Kollupitiya,,Sri Lanka
RMKCHDBK–Bus station in town centre of Galle, Sri Lanka, Asia looking south
RFFBAT52–Nuwara Eliya Pedro Tea Estate tea factory, Sri Lanka, Asia
RMMMPD3X–. Nederlands: Virasundara wordt ter dood gebracht. Virasundara was een Ceilonees krijgsheer die aan het eind van de zestiende eeuw ter dood werd veroordeeld. Op deze manier hoopte Rajasingha, de koning van Kandy, Sri Lanka, de interne rust te herstellen en de Portugezen op afstand te kunnen houden. Het vonnis werd uitgevoerd door houten ballen naar zijn hoofd te gooien tot hij overleed. English: Virasundara is put to death. Virasundara was a Ceylonese warrior who was sentenced to death in the late sixteenth century. By condemning him to death Rajasingha, the king of Kandy, Sri Lanka, hoped to
RM2B033FX–The Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara or Kelaniya Temple is one of the most sacred Buddhist temples in Sri Lanka. The original temple is believed to date back to the time of the Buddha (before 500 BCE) and his third and final visit to the island. Sri Lanka holds many Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Christian festivals throughout the year. The full moon day each month is celebrated by Buddhists as poya, and on these days no alcohol is sold with the exception of a few tourist enclaves. Most Hindu and Moslem festivals also follow the lunar calendar.
RMJJCY8B–A street vendor sells crab and other food from a stall on Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka
RM2NGTWDF–Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19th Feb, 2023. The Webb Ellis Cup will be shown to the public at Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club in Colombo. (Photo by Saman Abesiriwardana/Pacific Press) Credit: Pacific Press Media Production Corp./Alamy Live News
RMF6R1PJ–Police officers guard and drink water at Arcade Independence Square Colombo Sri Lanka
RF2E36W25–Stupa at Buddhist monastery of Mihintale, Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
RMEFCG4E–At town of Ella in Highlands of Sri Lanka. Famed for tea plantations and for hiking and green scenery.Little Ravana Waterfall.
RFJ0GTP1–Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka
RMCB4NB8–Wat Phra Mahathat Woromaha Vihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Southern Thailand
RMEN07E6–SRI LANKA: Mackwood tea plantations in Nuwara Eliya
RM2KD2CT6–Huge crowd as Tamil Hindu devotees take part in the Ther Festival (Chariot Festival) at the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (Nallur Temple) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, on August 21, 2017. Hundreds of thousands of Tamil Hindu devotees from across the globe attended this festival. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)
RMRY8W2A–Asia, Sri Lanka, Dambulla caves
RMG1W0JD–Sri Lanka, Ella, steeply sloping terraced farmland on side of Ella Rock
RMHAH0H6–St.James building in Alfred House Road,Colombo,Kollupitiya,,Sri Lanka
RMKC8X88–Military tower viewpoint on coast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia
RFFBATM9–Nuwara Eliya Pedro Tea Estate tea factory, Sri Lanka, Asia
RFA3M9N8–Tea plantation near Kandy in Sri Lanka.
RM2B0330A–Originally built in 1916, the Holy Rosary Catholic Church was completely renovated in 2013. Christianity, introduced to Sri Lanka by the Portuguese, is predominantly of the Roman Catholic variety and most visible along the west coast, especially around Negombo.
RMJJCY8K–A street vendor sells crab and other food from a stall on Galle Face Green in Colombo, Sri Lanka
RMAM72YK–Sleeping Buddha in a temple in Sri Lanka
RMDKDYP3–Indian Cobra (Naja naja polyocellata)
RM2JWGD5P–Inscription on a palm leaf. unknown, scribe-copyist
RM2NGTWDB–Colombo, Sri Lanka. 19th Feb, 2023. The Webb Ellis Cup will be shown to the public at Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club in Colombo. (Photo by Saman Abesiriwardana/Pacific Press) Credit: Pacific Press Media Production Corp./Alamy Live News
RFR5EN94–Wooden carved Sri Lankan mask isolated on white
RF2E36XR1–Maha Stupa, Buddhist monastery of Mihintale, Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
RMEFCG5X–At town of Ella in Highlands of Sri Lanka. Famed for tea plantations and for hiking and green scenery.Little Ravana Waterfall.
RM2B2FF0T–Dudley Shelton Senanayake
RMCB6CF3–Wat Phra Mahathat Woromaha Vihan, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Southern Thailand
RMEN07FG–SRI LANKA: blue flowers
RM2KCGPXP–Shiva lingam at a small shrine during the Nallur Festival at the Nallur Kandaswamy Kovil (Nallur Temple) in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Nallur temple is the most significant and socially important institution for Sri Lankan Hindu Tamils. The present temple was constructed in the year 1734 A.D. and is physically the largest Hindu Temple Complex in Sri Lanka. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto)
RMRY8WYN–Asia, Sri Lanka, Dambulla Golden Temple
RMG2W58C–Sri Lanka, Uva Province, Moneragala, Buduruwagala Reservoir, artificial lake water supply
RMHAH0E6–People on the Galle Face Green promenade, Colombo, Sri Lanka
RMKX112P–Ella Rock mountain, Ella, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Asia
RFFBATMB–Nuwara Eliya Pedro Tea Estate tea factory, Sri Lanka, Asia
RMB4FPTX–Tea plantation near Kandy in Sri Lanka.
RM2B031A2–Batticaloa is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the Batticaloa District. The city is the seat of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka and is a major commercial city. It is on the east coast, 69 miles (111 km) south by south east of Trincomalee, and is situated on an island.
RMJBTCGB–Players and caddies on the golf course at Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
RFJ0GTXY–Swimming pool view to Rock Palace at Hotel Sigiriya, Sigiriya, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia