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    Submission to Thee: Devotees flocking in Prayer: by bo747tjof, Views[337]
         		 Happy to Serve: Monk/ Elders serving outside the Monastery: by bo747tjof, Views[328]
         		 Faith... Hope... Unparalleled: Inside Monastery @ Anuradhapura: by bo747tjof, Views[326]
         		 Walk of Faith: Each soul has it’s own journey of faith…: by bo747tjof, Views[333]
         		 A simple way of living.: by bulilit, Views[744]
     
    Modern boats are now being used for fishing.: by bulilit, Views[828]
         		 At dusk, preparing his net for tomorrow’s catch.: by bulilit, Views[725]
         		 Fresh fish are laid out under the sun to dry.: by bulilit, Views[942]
         		 Fishing being the main means of livelihood in Negombo.: by bulilit, Views[1340]
         		 Gunasiri, the painter, was initially reluctant to let me take his picture, for fear the designs would be copied. Gunasiri, as well as several other artists, display their work along Green Path in Colombo. On some days he goes home with close to Rs. 10,000 (US$80) and on other days with nothing.: by fahad_farook, Views[690]
     
    This gentleman selling isso vadai (prawn patty) didn’t wish to share his name. The authorities have been intermittently cracking down on pavement hawkers, forcing them away from their regular places of business; he was understandably paranoid about a guy with a camera.: by fahad_farook, Views[936]
         		 Sunny Sri Lankan afternoons mean that Tillekeratne usually sells most of his King Coconuts. The fruits come from a tree in his own garden and sell at about Rs. 40(US$ 0.32) a fruit. : by fahad_farook, Views[875]
         		 The very shy Chamara sells corn on the cob. He boils the corn over a wood fire right next to his corn stall.: by fahad_farook, Views[753]
         		 Muthukumara, the cobbler, says mending shoes is the only job he has ever done. Although the trade has been in the family for three generations, he hopes it ends with him. He wants his three daughters to find good jobs that, hopefully, pay more than the Rs. 1000 (US$8) he makes in a day.: by fahad_farook, Views[477]
         		 Monkeys play on the elaborately constructed walls of the Temple. Monkeys are frequent visitors to the Temple and are often found running around the Temple grounds. : by leeherath, Views[781]
     
    A devotee lights a lamp at the Temple. Light is said to be a symbol of wisdom. The lighting of lamps is said to generate wisdom and dispel the darkness of ignorance.: by leeherath, Views[1096]
         		 Devotees offer flowers inside the Temple. Flowers are offered for their beauty but the withering of flowers is a reminder that nothing is permanent as per the teachings of the Buddha.: by leeherath, Views[547]
         		 A young devotee burns incense at the Temple. The burning of incense is said to be a symbol of good morality and the cultivation of good moral conduct.: by leeherath, Views[403]
         		 The Temple of the Scared Tooth Relic in Kandy, Sri Lanka which houses a tooth relic of the Buddha brought into the country in the 4th Century. Hundreds of devotees come to the Temple everyday to pray and venerate the Buddha.: by leeherath, Views[1000]
         		 Living on hope - a nation emerging from strife and isolation: by gitikasaksena, Views[405]
     
    A stoic monk with his companion at the steps of a stupa: by gitikasaksena, Views[493]
         		 An elusive stilt fisherman keeps alive a dying art: by gitikasaksena, Views[421]
         		 Herath- The cheerful caretaker managing a lost in time cemetary: by gitikasaksena, Views[498]
         		 Inside a bogey - a mother watches her three children pose for the camera : by gitikasaksena, Views[484]
         		 For this lady peace of mind is far far away. As a street vendor, near the “stupa” she awaits the visit of another customer before the break of day hoping to earn a few rupees more to feed her children. For them stupa becomes a symbol of hope at times regret. As She looks at the customer, who came to kiosk next to her’s, Maybe… she is envying the fact that her “Hopes and dreams” will have to wait within the space, a little bit longer…. : by lahirud, Views[527]
     
    The “Ruwana Weli Maha Stupa” draws everyone to it. Up these stairs thousands are going every day. It becomes a spiritual journey. A path of “hope” taken by thousands of different souls every day, while capturing the aura of the many devotees, the foci of the image becomes an archetypal couple. Everybody goes away with more “Hopes and dreams”………….. Except for one group of people….. : by lahirud, Views[771]
         		 Over a million devotees visit the sacred stupa related places in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Especially during “Full moon Poya” days such as “Poson ”. Stupa’s are strong and inspiring pieces of architecture, drawing to them different people from different walks of life. They all have one thing in common, that is “Hope”. It is true even with this devotee, who is Circumambulating the “Ruwana Weli Maha Stupa”. As he emerges through all the rough textures, you feel that - by and large “Hope” comes into play when our circumstances are “dire”. : by lahirud, Views[838]
         		 Virgin White Tea is completely untouched by hand, making this highly prized. The tea has been shown to have high level of antioxidants, no insecticide or pesticide residue, and a very low caffeine content.: by hundungoda, Views[494]
         		 The only part of the human anatomy that ever touched the tea were the lips of the Emperor.: by hundungoda, Views[343]
         		 In ancient China the tender leaves would to be caught in golden bowls: by hundungoda, Views[374]
     
    White-gloved women (historically virgins) cut the untouched leaves with small golden scissors. The ancient Chinese tea masters must have understood that the oils and sweat on the hands of the tea pickers would affect the delicate leaves. : by hundungoda, Views[499]
         		 During the 5th and 6th centuries, in the dynasties of Emperors Tsong and Tsang, the Chinese mandarins employed virgins to harvest white tea. The most delicate part of the leaf makes the pure white 'virgin' tea.: by hundungoda, Views[493]
         		 And yet, just outside the temple, this destitute old man sleeps under a tree after begging all day to eke out a living. It seems he has been forsaken, not only by the scores of pilgrims passing by who think nothing of spending millions on rich offerings, but also by the god next door in this most sacred of cities.: by sifaan, Views[713]
         		 After the offering, the fruits are consumed by the pilgrims, and the leftovers are trashed. You can surely imagine the number of offerings from the volume of garbage collected daily.: by sifaan, Views[466]
         		 The pilgrimage would not be complete without offering a platter of fruits and flowers; shops aplenty offer ready-made platters for upwards of Rs. 1500 (12$), while bespoke platters with exotic fruits can cost Rs. 10,000 (80$) or more.: by sifaan, Views[481]
     
    Meanwhile, other pilgrims are lighting terracotta oil lamps to reaffirm their devotion: by sifaan, Views[425]
         		 Kataragama, one of the most sacred sites in Sri Lanka. One of many devotees requests a boon from the god, holding aloft a coconut on which a camphor fire burns. She will later smash the coconut on a rock, and hope it splits auspiciously into two equal halves.: by sifaan, Views[1435]
         		 The line up to buy tickets to the Sri Lanka vs India 20/20 cricket match. Both : by adventurestib, Views[630]
         		 Night view of Kandy Lake. If you follow the white hand rail along the waters edg: by adventurestib, Views[1210]
         		 Elephant eating palm fronds on the grounds of The Temple of the Scared Tooth Rel: by adventurestib, Views[798]
     
    Elderly local woman riding the train from Colombo to Kandy. I wonder what she’s : by adventurestib, Views[585]
         		 The train from Colombo to Kandy was introduced in 1864 by the British to transfe: by adventurestib, Views[445]
         		 Little Eddie like to have some sun before going back to sleep.: by ashara, Views[350]
         		 Little Eddie likes to hug a branch and rest after playing with her twin: by ashara, Views[378]
         		 Eddie and Eddie Loves eachother and they don't forget to give a kiss : by ashara, Views[316]
     
    Playing all day is their main goal. Sometimes not in the most friendly way: by ashara, Views[315]
         		 Eddie & Eddie 1st time on a Tree. Still Trying find the balance on the brach: by ashara, Views[302]
         		 After fishing its time to sell the fish. fish market in Sri Lanka. : by bakhtami, Views[389]
         		 Only in Sri Lanka people have this unique way of fishing in the ocean. Fishing in the island of Sri Lanka.: by bakhtami, Views[457]
         		 Young boy is waiting while the men are fishing. Fishing in the island of Sri Lanka: by bakhtami, Views[501]
     
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