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Hindu Juggernaut Car - Ceremony at ColomboHindu Juggernaut Procession - Ceremony at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The word juggernaut is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannatha (meaning Lord of the universe)
Sri Lanka - Moon Stone and Steps - Anuradhapura
Buddhism - Temple Elephants carrying the sacred tooth, KandyBuddhism - Temple Elephants carrying the sacred tooth relic at the Perahera Procession, Kandy, Sri Lanka - during the Kandy Esala Perahera (The Festival of the Tooth). Date: circa 1920s
Prince of Wales at Perahara Festival at Kandy Ceylon 1876Prince of Wales, (later Edward VII), Perahara Festival at Kandy Ceylon. Date: 1876
Royal visit to India: Prince of Wales presented with addressRoyal visit to India: Mr Layard presenting to the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) the address of the municipal council at Colombo, Ceylon, 1876 Date: 1876
Landing Jetty, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)The Landing Jetty, with people and boats, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
View of York Street, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), looking towards the Jetty. Date: circa 1908
The Cingalee (or Sunny Ceylon) by James TannerThe Cingalee by James T. Tanner (17 October 1858 18 June 1915), with music by Lionel Monckton (18 December 1861 15 February 1924)
Street scene with bullock taxi, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
Hindu Vale Festival with Juggernaut, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Hindu Vale Festival with Silver Juggernaut Car and crowds of people, with the sea in the background, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1905
Train on Government Railway, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Train on Government Railway connecting Colombo and Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Seen here passing an overhang known as the Lions Mouth Tunnel, Moragolla Mountain, near Kadugannawa. Date: circa 1910
Fishing boat on the sea, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
Padda barge in full sail, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
Catamarans on the beach, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1905
Ferry boat, Lewella, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Ferry boat with passengers and outrigger, Lewella, a suburb of Kandy, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
Adams Peak from Maskeliya, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)View of Adams Peak (Sri Pada, Sri Paadaya) from Maskeliya, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
United Club, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)United Club (club house and pavilion), Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), a hill country retreat for British colonialists and tea barons. Date: circa 1908
Trincomalee Bay, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Trincomalee Bay, Eastern Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910s
Civil Hospital, Trincomalee, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Civil Hospital, Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910s
Mount Lavinia Grand Hotel, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Mount Lavinia Grand Hotel, Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1900
Bathing at Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Bathing beach and terrace building at Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920
Road to Mount Lavinia, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
Scene with rickshaw, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Scene with rickshaw, Kandy, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910s
Kandy Lake, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Kandy Lake, Kandy, Central Province, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910s
Procession, Holy Relic of the Tooth, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Annual Procession of the Holy Relic of the Tooth (the Kandy Perahera), Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Kandy is the home of the relic of the tooth of Buddha -- a casket containing it is carried on the back of an
Elephants and their keepers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1909
Scene near Victoria Bridge, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), with people bathing in the water. Date: circa 1910
Street scene, Fort district, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
Mosque, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Mosque, Cinnamon Gardens, suburb of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1930s
Rubber Factory workers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
Street vendor with fruit and vegetables, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Street vendor carrying pingo baskets containing fruit and vegetables, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
Clock tower, Queen Street, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1910
Colpetty Road, near Galle Face, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Colpetty (Kollupitiya) Road, near Galle Face, Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1908
Point de Galle, south west Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1905
Breakwater scene, coast of Ceylon (Sri Lanka)Breakwater scene with ships, coast of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1900
Fishing boats in harbour, Mutwal, Colombo, CeylonFishing boats in harbour, Mutwal (Modara), a coastal suburb of Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1900
Banyan trees, Kalutara, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)View of Banyan trees at Kalutara, a coastal town in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1900
Royal visit to Ceylon, 1870The landing of Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh(1844-1900) at Colombo in Ceylon(Sri Lanka), for his visit in 1870. Date: 1870
The interior of a court house, CeylonThe interior of a court house in the Kandian provinces in Ceylon(Sri Lanka). The young Kandian woman complains of the treatment she has recieved at the hands of her husband
Elephant lays water pipes, 1856An elephant assisting with the laying of water pipes near Kandy, Ceylon. 1856
Buddhist Priests at a Shrine - Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s
The Pettah or Native Town - Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s
Sri Lanka - Working Elephant known as His Excellency Date: circa 1910s
Sri Lanka - A Jungle Village. Date: circa 1910s
Buddhist Priest - Sri Lanka - holding a fan. Date: circa 1920s
Landing Jetty, Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s
Snake Charmer - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s
Large Wave over the Breakwater - Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s