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Brahmins at prayer, Ceylon
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  • People & Lifestyle
  • Traditional & Cultural Rituals

Brahmins at prayer, Ceylon

Brahmins at prayer, Ceylon

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  • People & Lifestyle

Veddahs with their primitive weapons in Ceylon

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  • People & Lifestyle

Brahmin Wedding in Ceylon

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  • People & Lifestyle

Sigiriya Rest House, Ceylon 1920s

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  • People & Lifestyle

Portrait of beautiful Tamil women, Ceylon

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  • People & Lifestyle

A fishing boat at Mutwall near Kotahena in Colombo, Ceylon 1880 – 1905

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  • Buildings & Cities

The Dutch gateway and coat of arms in Galle, Ceylon 1903

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  • People & Lifestyle

Village Scene in early 1900s, Sri Lanka

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  • Nature & Landscape

View of a cocoa plant with cocoa fruits, Ceylon

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  • People & Lifestyle

Typical road scene on Galle Road, Ceylon 1880

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  • Ruins & Religious

Moonstone & steps at Anuradhapura, Ceylon

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  • Buildings & Cities

Colombo view from Mutwal, Ceylon

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