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MOMoky73 ·64 photographs ·24 Nov 2009 – 2 Dec 2009 ·9 days
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24 Nov 2009 – 2 Dec 2009
9 days · trip of 2009
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Monica · @Moky73 ·
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Cyclists on a country road below the giant golden Buddha of DambullaFresco of a lady holding flowers, Sigiriya wall paintingSigiriya: dirt path through ancient gardens toward the rockGardens and green forest seen from Sigiriya Rock, cloudy skyClose-up portrait of a smiling woman, black hair, silver earringWomen in saris among colorful batik stalls, warm light inside marketAncient stone ruins amid lush trees and green lawn, PolonnaruwaAncient stone ruins of the Vatadage at Polonnaruwa, staircase and columns among treesToque macaque monkey sitting on earthen rock, sunlight on green grassGolden-haired toque macaque looking down on green grassKandalama lake: an island covered in dark green trees mirrors on calm waterLake surrounded by lush jungle and misty hills at TissamaharamaWhite stupa with golden spire, ringed by stone elephant statuesThe white Ruwanwelisaya stupa in Anuradhapura against a blue skyWhite seated Buddha statue with flower offerings and painted golden deerTourists among white stupas and colorful prayer flags in the windBuddhist monk in orange robe prays seated with joined hands against white wallLarge tree in front of a white stupa, midday light in AnuradhapuraPolonnaruwa ruins: stone pillars on ancient platform amid green lawnVendor in sarong beside a bicycle loaded with wooden cratesKuttam Pokuna twin bathing pools in Anuradhapura, stone steps and visitorsJetavanaramaya stupa at Anuradhapura, ancient brick dome among trees and grassTrees standing in still water with lily pads among green vegetationAncient stone and brick ruins of Polonnaruwa Sacred QuadrangleTwo women washing at stone steps by the roadsideAncient stone ruins at Polonnaruwa, stairs and columns among green treesLarge golden seated Buddha above the demon-mouth entrance of Dambulla Golden TempleGolden stupa of Dambulla Golden Temple under cloudy skyWhite temple with arches beneath the great rock of DambullaReclining Buddha inside Dambulla cave temple, golden face in soft lightRed and yellow Buddha statues inside the Dambulla cave templeRows of seated Buddha murals, red and ochre paint on temple wallReclining stone Buddha with painted foot soles, Dambulla cave templeSeated Buddha statues inside the Dambulla rock templeHelmeted motorcyclists and parked scooters along a wet street lined with shopsMan in lungi buying vegetables at a small busy street shopRed bus and motorbike passing a blue umbrella bus stop with waiting peopleRow of red tuk-tuks parked along a dusty streetLarge monitor lizard crawling across green grass and dry leavesLake surrounded by green grassland and misty mountainsGrey langur monkey among green foliage feeding on leavesFlooded rice paddies and palms below Sri Lanka's green mountainsBusy street with red tuk-tuks, motorbike and mosque minaret in backgroundTemple of the Tooth in Kandy, white walls and red roof in sunlightGadaladeniya Buddhist temple, tiled roofs, palm trees, worshippers in whiteChained elephant led by mahouts in sarongs, Kandy templeTemple of the Tooth, Kandy: elephant tusks before the golden shrineWoman in sari prays among golden stupas and lotus flowers at Temple of the Tooth, KandyTea pickers among bright green bushes, one waving a leafElderly woman with white tilak, gold nose ring and headscarf among green leavesTea workers climbing stairs carrying sacks of fresh tea leavesSmiling Tamil woman with bindi and blue sari in the tea plantationsElderly woman in grey headwrap with red bindi and gold earring inside templeShop window with embroidered red and white saris on mannequins, Sinhala signHuge ancient tree with sprawling branches, two visitors walking across the botanical garden lawnMan hugging a giant tree in Peradeniya botanical gardenHerd of elephants bathing in the river at PinnawelaElephants in the muddy river, one stretching its trunk toward the rocksElephants bathing by the river at Pinnawela, palms and green hillElephants in the river at Pinnawela, red sand and coconut palmsElephants walking toward the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage along the dirt roadHerd of elephants grazing among palm trees, PinnawalaColombo Town Hall, white domed building, people walking along the streetPink colonial arched building in Colombo, modern skyscrapers in the background
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