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Bruno Barbey - SRI LANKA.
SRI LANKA. Kandy. 1979. Family members meditate around the body at a Buddhist funeral.
Kataragama, is an annual festival (July) dedicated to Kataragama, the Hindu god of War and Violence.
SRI LANKA. 1979. The "Esala Perahera" is a famous procession in the honour of Buddha. It lasts ten days and ten nights during the full moon of Esala (month of t...
An elephant with his mahout.
SRI LANKA.ÊRegion of Nuwara-Eliya. Workers in a tea plantation pick up to 40 kilos of leaves each day.
City of Colombo.
Town of Galle, northern of Sri Lanka. Old Portuguese church.
An elephant bathes near Kandy.
Anaradapura. The pagoda Thuparama, a shrine built by King Tissa, the most ancient of Sri Lanka.
City of Colombo. The railway station.
SRI LANKA. Colombo. 1979. Coconut grove.
Colombo's suburb. A movie poster.
City of Colombo. Buddhist ceremony.
Kataragama, is an annual festival (July) dedicated to Kataragama, the Hindu god of War and Violence.
Kataragama, is an annual festival (July) dedicated to Kataragama, the Hindu god of War and Violence.
Town of Anaradapura. Old pagoda.
Town of Kandy. The "Perahera", procession in honour of Buddha during the fullmoon of Esala.
An elephant with his mahout.
In the suburbs of Kandy.
Fruit market, Colombo.
SRI LANKA. Anuradhapura. Pagoda of Ruvannisaya, built by King Dutugama (90 mettres high). 1979.
SRI LANKA. 1979.
Nuwara-Eliya. Tea plantation.
Colombo. The chariot carries the arms of Vel,(Hindu god of war)during the "Vel" festival.
A witch doctor who performs the Dance of Exorcism.
Colombo. Street scene.
Town of Anaradapura. "Ruvannisaya" pagoda (90 m), built by the King DUTUGAMA.
Negombo island. Fishing catamarans.
Sigiriya, central Sri Lanka. The staircase of Lion going up to the Palace of King Kassaba (5th cent)
SRI LANKA.ÊMihintale. Pagoda built to mark Buddha's first footstep in Sri Lanka.
Colombo. Porters at the Peta Market.
Kataragama, is an annual festival (July) dedicated to Kataragama, the Hindu god of War and Violence.
Town of Kandy, central Sri Lanka. Buddhist ceremony.
Colombo.Fruit market.
Botanical gardens near Kandy.
Town of Kandy. The "Perahera", procession in honour of Buddha during the fullmoon of Esala.
SRIL LANKA. Colombo. Pineapple seller. 1979.
Negombo island. Fishing catamarans.
Kandy. Temple of the Tooth.
Aerial view of the South West coast.
During the annual festival of Kataragama, Yogi spears his cheek in penitence.
SRI LANKA. 1979. Anuradapura. Pagoda of Ruvannisaya, built by King Dutugama (90 mettres high).
Town of Kandy. The shrine of the Tooth of Buddha during the "Perahera" procession in his honor.
Colombo. Aerial view of the southwest coast.
Near Kandy, in the center of Sri Lanka. A small pagoda.
Village "witch doctor" with his collection of masks used during the "Dance of Exorcism".
Near Galle, northern Sri Lanka.
SRI LANKA. Buddhist funeral in the Kandy area. Familly members are meditating around the body of the dead.
Negombo island. Fishing catamarans.
Nuwara-Eliya, in the centre-north of Sri Lanka. Tea plantation.
During the Kataragama festival, yogi hangs in penitence by hooks piercing his skin.
View of a tea plantation near Nuwara-Eliya.
Colombo. Street of gold and jewelry merchants.
SRI LANKA. 1979. Man praying during July festival dedicated to Kataragama the Hindu god of War and Violence.
Colombo. Mahouts and their elephant give a circus show in the zoo.
Sigiriya. Fifth-century rock fortress built by King Kassaba.
Anuradapura. Pagoda of Ruvannisaya, built by King Dutugama (90 mettres high).
Kataragama, is an annual festival (July) dedicated to Kataragama, the Hindu god of War and Violence.
Negombo. A fisherman on his catamaran.
Kataragama, an annual festival (July) dedicated to Kataragama, the Hindu god of War and Violence.
Near Bantota, northern Sri Lanka. A Buddhist cremation ceremony.
Anuradapura. Pagoda of Ruvannisaya, built by King Dutugama (90 mettres high).
Hikkaduwa. Fishermen.
Town of Kandy. The "Perahera", procession in honour of Buddha during the fullmoon of Esala.
SRI LANKA. Sigiriya. Fifth-century paintings. 1979.
City of Colombo. The harbour and the Parliament.
Town of Kandy. The "Perahera", procession in honour of Buddha during the fullmoon of Esala.
SRI LANKA. Kataragama, is an annual festival (July) dedicated to Kataragama, the Hindu god of War and Violence. 1979.
SRI LANKA. July festival in honor of Kataragama, (Hindu god of war). 1979.
An elephant bathes near Kandy.
City of Colombo.
Town of Kandy, central Sri Lanka. The temple of Dalada Maligawa where is sheltered the Tooth of Buddha.
Kataragama, an annual festival (July) dedicated to Kataragama, the Hindu god of War and Violence.
Colombo. Port.
Town of Kandy. The "Perahera", procession in honour of Buddha during the fullmoon of Esala.
Kandy. A sick elephant is treated.
Polonnaruwa. The Lying Buddha, in the center of the Gal Vihara (stone temple).
City of Colombo. The railway station.
Bantota. Buddhist cremation ceremony.
Dance of exorcism.
Near the town of Galle, northern Sri Lanka. Hotel for wealthy tourists.
Kataragama, is an annual festival (July) dedicated to Kataragama, the Hindu god of War and Violence.
Negombo island. A small local market.
Hindu and Buddhist pilgrims travel to Katagama, to fulfill theirs wows to Skanda,(God of War).
City of Colombo. The old section of Peta.
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