A water buffalo working on the rice paddy in Sri Lanka Traditionally Water buffaloes were used to plough muddy paddy fields for thousands of years in Sri Lanka, nowadays buffaloes have been replaced by tractors (with small powered ploughs). Photographer/Publisher: Plate & Co, Ceylon
Kandyan woman ceylon-1870
I hv no words to express this woman’s beauty.
Hw beautiful she is !! Her charming face n smile shows us sri lankan identity very well.
How this dress n jewellery enhanced her beauty !!
Shows nobel’s proud,
Very valuable image,
Ceylon a paradise the pearl of the east,i love the old
fishing boats.My father came from colombo.
Does anybody know when photography was first introduced to Ceylon