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Vilma Wimaladasa Serendib, Taprobane, Ceilao, Ceylon and now Sri Lanka ... call it by any name but it will, as since times long ago, smell as sweet, as "its spi­cy-wooded...

Part of the Buffet at the Meridien 's Cafe Fleuri. It is a great escape into the Galadari Meridien's Cafe Fleuri. One often gets used to the advertisers' blurbs about...

Renuka JeyaRaj A Sri Lankan Sinhalese bride, wearing the typical gold jewellery that Sea Street is famous for.Photo: Prasanna Hennayake "Sunday Times" The entrance to Sea Street, from Colombo's busy...

Theja Weeratne Buddhist devotees climb the steps of the Kelaniya Vihara to worship. Photo: Pushpakumarn Matugama The most important centre of faith for Buddhists in Colombo and its suburbs is...

Harry Wentworth George Houghton in one of his inimitable books on the lighter side of golf gives this interesting description of how one is addicted to the sport. "Assuming that...

Kalpana Isaac The gold painted statue of the seated Buddha at the entrance to the Vihara Maha Devi Park. It was not far back that Colombo was described by many as...

Marko Polo A view of the Hilton International, Colombo, set in its beautifully landscaped gardens.  The fast changing skyline of Colombo now in­cludes another height of luxury. In fact, there is...

Quintus Fernando A Majestic elephant receives a Presidential pat. Raja, the tusker of the Temple of the Tooth Relic, being pat­ted by His Excellency President J.R. Jayewardene, who is also...

Felician Fernando A display of ornamental brass ware at a street junction at Kollupitiya. Colombo.Photo - Pushpakumara Mathugama When driving along a road leading to the elite residential area of...

Logan Beardsley Drinking Toddy straight off the barrel using the hollow stem of a papaya leaf as a "straw" Photo - Pushpakumara Matugama  Why don't you try a little of...