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, […]
during my 1988 visit to Colombo (also Kandy), I noticed several more-than-life-size religious images (the Blessed Virgin, among others, I recall best) on the road side (from airport to Colombo to several other places). I am Catholic and appreciated the scenes. are these images still around in any place near Colombo? Unfortunately, I took non prictures during that visit! thanks