Sri Lanka

forest

The slender Loris is a small nocturnal primate found only in the trafficker rain forests of southern India and Sri Lanka. They are able to live in wet and dry father's as well as lowland and highland forest.

birds · wildlife

The Grey-headed Fish Eagle or Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus is a bird of prey and belongs to the eagle family Accipitridae. Grey-headed Fish Eagle breeds in southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka to Southeast Asia.

bazaar

People buy fruits and vegetables at fruit and vegetable market in Galle in Sri Lanka. One can see the Banana, apple, oranges, durian, Kamrak, Soursop hanging in the shop.

forest

The Sri Lankan farmers here use a jugaad or home-made tilling system based on a simple generator powered motorized tiller.

industry

Employees work inside a tea producing factory at Morawaka Tea Factory in Sri Lanka.

politics

Elections are won and lost, but the work of a nation never ends. We shall not falter in our resolve to do our duty to my India. With all my strength, I shall continue to serve the people of India. My best wishes to you all. Jai Hind.

village · river

Moonstone, considered to be the most valuable variety of feldspar, is the opalescent variety of orthoclase (an opaque to transparent potassium feldspar).

village

A pluckers pluck tea leaves in Morawaka tea estate in Sri Lanka. To get off the beaten track and experience the true rural Sri Lanka, the Morawaka Tea Estate is the place to be! Untouched by tourism, here you can really see how an every-da…

birds · wildlife

The Grey-headed Fish Eagle or Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus is a bird of prey and belongs to the eagle family Accipitridae. Grey-headed Fish Eagle breeds in southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka to Southeast Asia.

farmland · dance

Masks are classified as Raksha , Kolam and Sanni. All the three varieties are used for dancing and decorative purposes. Raksha Masks are often seen in processions and festivals.

industry

Snake gourd may not be a type of vegetable that is well-known around the world, but certain cultures have been utilising this unique food variety for hundreds, and perhaps thousands, of years.

The smoke emanating from the left main undercarriage wheels shows that it touched down on that main landing gear, which is normal procedure in a left cross wind. SriLankan Airlines is the flag carrier of Sri Lanka.

village

A Sri Lankan woman plucks tea leaves at Morawaka Tea Estate in Sri Lanka. To get off the beaten track and experience the true rural Sri Lanka, the Morawaka Tea Estate is the place to be! Untouched by tourism, here you can really see how an…

Mrs. Kumari, owner of Morawaka tea estate lodge sets up dinner on dinning table for her guests. She serves Sri Lankan style chicken and noodles with green salad and some tomatoes.

Kalyani Chawla gave out the titles in the pre-finale round. Grasim best national costume goes to the following: Winner: Mr Philippines 1st Runner-up: Mr Malaysia 2nd Runner-up: Mr Sri Lanka Winner of Best talent round: Mr Cyprus

flowers · industry

Ixora is a large genus of some 400 species of popular evergreen shrubs and small trees, many of which are native to southern China, India and Sri Lanka and belong to the taxonomic family Rubiaceae.

village · river

Moonstone, considered to be the most valuable variety of feldspar, is the opalescent variety of orthoclase (an opaque to transparent potassium feldspar).

industry

Employees work inside a tea producing factory at Morawaka Tea Factory in Sri Lanka. The tea growing regions of Sri Lanka are Morawaka, Kandy, Uva, Uda Pussellawa, Dimbulla, Sabaragamuwa and Ruhuna.

wildlife · forest

A Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura), a rare arboreal rodent species native to parts of southern India and Sri Lanka.

sport

ICC cricket World Cup in the year 1999 at County Ground, Northampton, England. South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka won the toss and opt to bowl first but lost the game by 89 runs.

fort · architecture

Basking on the southern coast of Sri Lanka in the bay of Galle, the Fort was first built by the Portuguese in 1588 before being extensively fortified by the Dutch in the mid 1600s.

coastline

The Port of Colombo, located in the South-West corner of the island is rated amongst the Top Container ports in the world.

sport

V.Srivastava, Sports Editor of Times of India, talks about India Srilanka series in Sri Lanka. He sympathises with Indian Team, he feels it tough to perform well when five of team's best players are not playing in the series.