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Water buffaloes were used to plough muddy paddy fields for thousands of years in Sri Lanka, nowadays buffaloes have been replaced by tractors (with small powered ploughs).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
This just a fantastic site! I’ve read Martin Wikramasinghe’s books but it was quite hard to get an image of early 90s even though I live in the southern coastal area of Sri Lanka. This has been a great help! Many thanks and keep up the good work!