Native Sinhalese Toddy collector #IMG775 Toddy (Raa) is the sap of palm trees used as a beverage. To collect palm sap, the flower bud is cut at the tip before it blossoms and a pot (clay pot) is hung to collect the sap. This tradition method of collecting Toddy is slowly becoming a rare scene.
A group of police offices Ceylon c.1930-1940s #IMG777 Photographs submitted by Ranil Ruwanpathirane to pay tribute to his grand farther, former Police Sgt. of SLPD late Mr Dhar.
They are Mr.And Mrs Ulwita, Thet tree behind them was a orange tree.