Lankan Collection (page 2)

Sinhalese Devil Dancers - Sri Lanka. The Sinhalese (Sinhala, Sinhala Jathiya, Hela or Sinhale) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. Date: 1909

Cenotaph War Memorial, Galle Face Green, Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Cenotaph War Memorial built in the 1920s to remember both Ceylonese and Europeans from Ceylon who were killed in the World War I, was constructed at the Galle Face Green

Sri Lanka - Statue of Parakramabahu I (1153-1186), near the Potgul Vehera in Polonnaruwa - the majestic figure with solemn expression is holding a book (or yoke) in his hands

Sri Lanka - Sinhalese Government Peon. A peon in this region was mainly an attendant, orderly, office boy or person kept around for odd jobs. Date: circa 1910s

Buddhas Tooth and Golden Casket - Kandy, Sri Lanka
Buddhas Tooth and Golden Casket - housed at the Sri Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the Tooth) Kandy, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1909

Native group, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Native group outside a hut in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s

Traditional Fishing boat - Galle, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Gata Bera drummers and Sinhala Dancers - Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1907

Sri Lankan Village Chief - Traditional Hat - Colombo Date: circa 1907

Lovamahapaya - City of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
Lovamahapaya - a building situated between Ruvanveliseya and Sri Mahabodiya in the ancient city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka - An Early Chocolate Factory
Sri Lanka - An early Chocolate Factory - P. C. C. (Peradeniya Chocolite Company) Pure Chocolates & Confectionary. Date: circa 1910s

Statue of King Parakrama Bahu I, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Statue of King Parakramabahu I (Parakramabahu the Great - 1123-1186) at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Sri Lanka - Ruwanwelisaya Stupa
Sri Lanka - The Ruwanwelisaya Stupa - built by King Dutugemunu. It is also known as Mahathupa, Swarnamali Chaitya and Rathnamali Dagaba. Now completely restored and painted white

Buddha at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Statue of Buddha at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

Rice Merchant and Money Lender - Sri Lanka - A Chettiar. The white horizontal lines adorning his body identify him as a follower of the Hindu God Shiva. Date: circa 1920s

Sri Lanka - Devil Dancers. Date: circa 1910s

Buddhist goddess, Tara. Bronze statue. 8th century. From Sri Lanka. British Museum. London. Englan. United Kingdom

Boy scouts on bicycles, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), WW2
Boy scouts on bicycles, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). They are collecting waste paper and old tins to help raise money for the War Fund, probably during the Second World War. Date: circa 1940s

Boy scouts at Jamboree, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Boy scouts enjoying an outdoor activity at a Jamboree in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: 1952

Sri Lanka - Queens Hotel - Kandy Date: 1937

Tapping a rubber tree in Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s

Wild Men (Veddahs) - Sri Lanka
Wild Men (Veddahs or Veddas) - Sri Lanka. The pure Veddhas, are related to the Austro-Asiatic peoples found scattered today in many parts of southern Asia

Sri Lanka - Sinhalese Girl carrying a Water Jar (Chatty). The Sinhalese are the main ethnic group of Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

Native Children - Sri Lanka - the boy standing on the left is shading his fellows with a large banana leaf

Rankoth Vehera Stupa - Sri Lanka
Rankoth (Rankot) Vehera (Golden Pinnacle) Stupa, is the 4th largest stupa in Sri Lanka. Built by King Nissanka Malla (1187-1196), it is 55 metres in height 185 metres in circumference

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

Buddhism - Temple Elephants carrying the sacred tooth, Kandy
Buddhism - 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

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

Large Wave over the Breakwater - Colombo Harbour, Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1910s

The GPO and Queens House - Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1910s

Road to Moon Plains - Nuwara Eliya Lake, Ceylon, (Sri Lanka)
The Road to Moon Plains - Nuwara Eliya Lake, Ceylon, (Sri Lanka). Ignore the (completely incorrect and bogus WW1-related original caption at the top of the card!!!) Date: circa 1910s

Colombo Harbour and landing jetty - Sri Lanka. Date: circa 1906

Sinhalese Lace Maker - Sri Lanka
A very attractive hand-coloured postcard showing a Sinhalese Lace Maker. The Sinhalese (Sinhala, Sinhala Jathiya, Hela or Sinhale) are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the island of Sri Lanka

Stamp Card produced by Ottmar Zeihar - Ceylon. These cards enabled collectors to see stamps which they were unable to obtain, or afford

Western Province - Sri Lanka - Kaduganawa Pass Date: circa 1908

Colpetty, Colombo - Sri Lanka - The Scottish Church Date: circa 1920

Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Temple of the Tooth (Sri Dalada Maligawa), Kandy, Sri Lanka Date: circa 1909

Sri Lanka - Elephants (with their Mahouts) bathing in river
Sri Lanka - Elephants (with their riders) bathing in river. Ann elephant rider, trainer, or keeper is known as a Mahout. Date: circa 1920s

Boy scouts fundraising, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), WW2
Boy scouts in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). They are collecting waste paper and old tins to help raise money for the War Fund, probably during the Second World War

Leader speaking to scouts and cubs, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
A leader speaking to a large group of scouts and cubs on an outdoor activity in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: 20th century

Portrait of a boy scout, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: 20th century

Cub pack in Colombo, Western Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Cub pack known as the Husseinea in Colombo, Western Ceylon (Sri Lanka), photographed on 14 March 1933. Seen here with leaders outside a building. Date: 1933

Boy scouts in Danowita, Western Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
A group of boy scouts outside the Scout Shop in Danowita, Western Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1920s

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