Lanka Collection (page 9)

Finely dressed man, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Tea pickers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Tea pickers resting, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Beach at Galle, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Woman of Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

The Lake, Kandy, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Street scene in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Bullock-drawn carts, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Bullock-drawn carts on a road in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Roadway, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Roadway with trees in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Men and elephants on the Kandy road, Sri Lanka. Date: 1920

Men with baby elephant, Sri Lanka
Men with a baby elephant in Sri Lanka. Date: 1921

Sri Lanks Map
Known to the Dutch navigators as Ceilon. Date: 1646

Hindu Vel Festival
Hinduism in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) : The transfer of a god in a Sacred Car from one Hindu temple to another during the Vel Festival. Date: 1930s

Sri Lanka - Noss Village maids with Palm Leaf Umbrella. Date: circa 1910s

Sri Lanka - Colombo - Hindu Juggernaut Procession
Hindu Juggernaut Procession - Ceremony at Colombo, Sri Lanka. The word juggernaut is derived from the Sanskrit Jagannatha (meaning Lord of the universe)

Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s

Entrance to Queens House, Fort, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Queen Street, showing the entrance to Queens House, Fort, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Street Scene - Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Street Scene - Pettah, a neighbourhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located east of the City centre Fort. The Pettah neighbourhood is famous for its open air bazaars and markets. Date: circa 1905

Sri Lanka - Hindu Temple, Colombo Date: circa 1910s

Tamil Musicians, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

The shore at Mouth Lavinia, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: early 1910s

A Gentleman of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Date: 1892

Sri Lankan Hearse - on way to a cremation. Date: circa 1910s

Bristol Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka - Best Cuisine in the East - Curries a Speciality. Date: circa 1910s

British Empire Exhibition, Wembley - Hong Kong Pavilion Date: 1924

Sri Lanka - Isurumuniya Temple, Anuradhapura. The temple was built by King Devanampiya Tissa who ruled in the ancient Sri Lankan capital of Anuradhapura. Date: circa 1910s

Tame working elephants bathing - Sri Lanka Date: 1937

Exporting Ceylon Tea at Colombo Docks - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Ceylon Tea - withering the green leaf - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Sorting and weighing tea leaves - Sri Lanka
Sorting and weighing tea leaves at the Great Western Tea Factory - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Tea Factory - Sri Lanka
Great Western Tea Factory - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Women picking tea - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s

Lady Havelock Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1904

Sri Lanka - Villager in his dugout canoe Date: circa 1910s

Ceylon (Sri Lanka) - Colombo - Tram. The writing on this card is rather amusing: " Excuse me sending no letter - news is so scarce and there is nothing worth writing about." Date: 1905

SRI LANKA. Anuradhapura. Isurumuniya Temple. Reclining Buddha. Multicoloured carving (9th c.). Sculpture

Poem on the expedition of Rama against Ravana, king of Lanka. Hindu art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

SRI LANKA. POLONNARUWA. Polonnaruwa. Nissanka

EGYPT. Dayr al-Bahri. Temple of Hatshepsut. Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla

SRI LANKA. Anuradhapura. Ruvanveli Dagoba (161-137)

SRI LANKA. Nalanda. Temple that mixes Hindu and Buddhist architecture

SRI LANKA. Matale. Hindu Temple of Sri Muthumariamman

SRI LANKA. Dambulla. Golden Temple. Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla

INDIA. Darjeeling. Bhutia Bustee Monastery. Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla

SRI LANKA. Aukana. Aukana Buddha (5th c. ), 12
SRI LANKA. Aukana. Aukana Buddha (5th c.), 12 m. high

EGYPT. Cairo. Islamic Cairo. Mausoleum of Qaitbay. Dambulla Cave Temple, also known as the Golden Temple of Dambulla

SRI LANKA. Mihintale. Sitting Buddha

Maidens Among the Clouds
The Cloud Damsels. Detail from the ancient frescoes at Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, showing two women carrying food and flowers, possibly as an offering

Sacred Tree of Buddha
SACRED TREE OF BUDDHA in Sri Lanka. Date: 5th century BCE

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