Kataragama

Sri Lanka has built a new international airport in the south of the country at Hambantota	Left turn here for the shortcut to Kataragama	The shortcut leads along a dam towards a small mountain	Sri Lanka, a bird lover's paradise. A painted stork in flight
The road across the Lunugamwehera Reservoir	Rice and banana under cultivation beneath the Lunugamwehera Dam	Eventually Colombo will be linked to the southeast of Sri Lanka	Fruit baskets at the market outside the sacred temple of Kataragama
Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Dewalaya	Monkeys on the way to Kataragama Temple	Common Sri Lankan primate, the Tufted Gray Langur (Semnopithecus priam)	Tufted Gray Langur (Semnopithecus priam)
Off camera, a snoty little boy throwing pebbles	Grey Langur, Kataragama	Bridge over the sacred Menik Ganga River	Pilgrims to Sri Lanka's second most holy site bath in the Menik Ganaga before entering Kataragama
Sri Lankan boy in the on a rock in the sacred river at Kataragama	Temple monkey on a rail, Kataragama	The main processional route from the bridge to the shrines	Statue at a shrine before the ancient temple
Kataragama is sacred to Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims	Seated Buddha flanked by 2 figures with offerings, Kataragama	Modern Buddha image with LED halo, Kataragama	An outlying shrine at Kataragama
A shrine at Kataragama	The main entrance to Kataragama Temple, Sri Lanka	Elephants line either side of the entrance to Kataragama Temple	Happy Boy Monkey at on a sink with running water
Shine of Maha Devale, Kataragama	Seated Buddha, Kataragama Temple, Sri Lanka	Maha Devale, the Hindu god of war with 6 faces and 12 arms	Painting of Maha Devale, Kataragama Temple
Temple monkey on a stone peacock	Temple monkey on a stone peacock, Kataragama Temple	The sacred Bodhi Tree, Kataragama	Monkeies beneath the Bodhi Tree, Kataragama
Shrine fence surrounding the sacred Bodhi Tree, Kataragama	Temple monkey munching on flower offerings, Kataragama	Temple monkey, Kataragama	Young temple monkey with a garland of flowers, Kataragama
Monkey and yellow prayer flags, Kataragama	Temple monkey in the Bodhi Tree, Kataragama	Temple monkey in the Bodhi Tree, Kataragama	Courtyard and main gate of the Maha Devale Shrine, Kataragama
Maha Devale Shrine, Kataragama	Blessing of a car, Kataragama, Sri Lanka	Flowers on sale outside the temple of Kataragama	Lion on a pillar, Kataragama
Hindu god, Kataragama	Hindu god, Kataragama	Kirivehara dagoba, Kataragama	Kirivehara dagoba, Kataragama
Road at the west gate to the sacred district of Kataragama	West gate to the sacred district of Kataragama	Kirivehara dagoba dedicate to the Buddha, Kataragama	Kirivehara dagoba under grey skies, Kataragama
Vendor of temple offerings, Kataragama	Lotus blossoms, Kataragama	Water buffalo enjoying a mud puddle, Kataradama	Cover from a sudden rainstorm, Kataragama
Tuktuk in the rain, Kataragama, Sri Lana	Rainy afternoon at the market outside the temple of Kataragama	Sri Lanka Police, Kataragama	Clock Tower roundabout on the road to Tissamharama
Elephant sculptures on the south side of Kataragama	Elephant sculptures on the south side of Kataragama	Elephant sculptures on the south side of Kataragama	Elephant sculptures at a craft market outside Kataragama
Sculpture market on the south side of Kataragama on the road to Tissamaharama	Wooden sculptures of Sri Lankan fishermen	Large wooden sculpture of a Sri Lankan pole fisherman	Wooden sculpture of the god of Kataragama
Sculpture in a pond at the sculpture shop, Kataragama	Vegetable market on the road from Kataragama to Tissamaharama