This is the road our home is on. Note the plentitude of potholes. There are few resources to correct damaged roads in Sri Lanka. The locals seem to manage well in spite of this and one of the keys to driving effectively in Sri Lanka is to avoid the pot holes.
This is the block of houses that our flat is in. Our flat is adjoined to the visible flat (you can only see the roof tiles). Most homes are open plan in Sri Lanka due to the intense humidity and heat.
This is a stupa (Dagoba in Singalese or Chaitiya more generally) at a temple near our house. Notice the scaffolding around the structure - it's still under construction. A stupa is a structure used for Buddhist worship. They all contain an important Buddhist relic - the more important one's alledgedly contain relics of the original Buddha (like his bones, or personal effects). This one probably has the remains of an important monk interred in it. Buddhists circumanbulate the structure in a clockwise motion and "pray" at the four cardinal points. This action generates merit for the worshipper.
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