This vintage photograph from early 20th-century Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) captures three Sinhalese women selling rambutan, a tropical fruit still popular today. Seated on the ground, they have their woven baskets filled with fresh produce, carefully arranged for sale. Their traditional attire—white blouses and sarongs—reflects the clothing style of local vendors at the time. Rambutan, […]

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