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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 LankaSorting and weighing tea leaves at the Great Western Tea Factory - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s
Tea Factory - Sri LankaGreat 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
Bali, Indonesia - Pura Beji Temple at SangsitSangsit is the site of Pura Beji, a pink sandstone temple dedicated to Dewi Sri (the Hindu goddess of agriculture). The temple is features carvings of demons, divinities, and mythical animals
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
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. ), 12SRI 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 CloudsThe 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 BuddhaSACRED TREE OF BUDDHA in Sri Lanka. Date: 5th century BCE
Colombo, Sri Lanka - view of the harbour 1935
Ceylon riots mapCeylon (now Sri Lanka) riots plan 1915 Date: 1915
Picking Tea in CeylonEmpire Marketing Board 1927-1933 poster, Tea Picking In Ceylon Date: 1927-1933
Rubber industry in CeylonTapping trees for rubber, Ceylon, c1900 Date: c. 1900
Elephants in CeylonElephants in a river, Ceylon, c1900 Date: c. 1900
Barleria arnottiana Nees (var. glabra), a blue flowering plant, with details of seed pods. 1893
Desmodium jucundum Thwaites, or Meibomia jucunda, with red flowers. 1893
Trichosanthes integrifolia, with details of seed pods and fruit. 1893
Cymbidium ensifolium, purple striped orchidCymbidium ensifolium haematodes, a purple striped orchid. 1893
Hibiscus angulosus grandiflorus, yellow hibiscus flower, a climbing plant with yellow flowers. 1893
Low Country Sinhalese Woman - Sri Lanka. She appears to have a pile of interestingly-shaped fruit or veg in her lap, which defies identification.... Date: circa 1908
Men and hounds on wild boar hunt, Sri LankaA Melee -- men and hounds on a wild boar hunt in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854
Hunters attempting to trap an elephant, Sri LankaHold Fast -- hunters attempting to trap an elephant in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854
Sri Lanka - Colombo - Main StreetSri Lanka - Colombo - The busy Main Street with a tram, rickshaws and a host of pedestrians getting on with their lives. Date: circa 1920
Colombo, Sri Lanka - Veddhas TribesmenSurvival International say that as of February 2010, there are less than 2000 surviving members of this Tribe - the Veddhas (also known as Wanniyala-Aetto or Forest People)
Hunter trampled by elephant, Sri LankaCaught at Last -- a hunter being trampled by an elephant in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854
Bear handler - Franco-British ExhibitionA bear handler and his bear at the Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 at White City, London - at the Hagenbecks Ceylon Village and Indian Arena Date: 1908
Sri Lanka - Main Street at Pettah with local shops Date: 1932
Sri Lanka - Giant Bamboo PlantsGiant Bamboo Plants at the Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya, close to the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. Date: 1932
Sri Lanka - Fruit SellerA Fruit Shop in Sri Lanka Date: 1932
A Local Covent Garden - Colombo, CeylonA Local Covent Garden (!) - Colombo, Sri Lanka Date: 1910s
Buffalo hunt, Sri LankaThe Charge of Sixpences -- a buffalo hunt in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854
Buffalo and hunter on horseback, Sri LankaCharge in High Reeds -- a buffalo emerging from reeds confronts a hunter on horseback in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854
Hunters stalking herd of elephants, Sri LankaStalking a Herd -- hunters spying on a herd of elephants in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). 1854
Hunters and elephants in long grass, Sri LankaHard at it -- hunters in the middle of a herd of elephants in long grass in Sri Lanka. 1854
Fishermen - Sri LankaFishermen returning home with their catch - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1934