Sri Lanka

English: The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (known as Ceylon before 1972) is a tropical island nation off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent.

සිංහල: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජය (1972ට පෙර සිලෝන් නමින් හඳුන්වන ලද) ඉන්දියානු අර්ධද්වීපයේ ගිණිකොන දෙසට වන්නට පිහිටි දූපතකින් සැදි රටකි.

Беларуская: Дэмакратычная Сацыялістычная Рэспубліка Шры-Ланка (вядомая як Цэйлон да 1972 г.) — астраўная дзяржава на поўдзень ад Індыйскага субкантынента.

Français : La République démocratique socialiste du Sri Lanka (appelée Ceylan avant 1972) est un pays d'Asie du sud. C'est une île située au sud-est de l'Inde.

मराठी: श्रीलंकेचे लोकशाहीवादी समाजवादी प्रजासत्ताक अर्थात श्रीलंका हे भारतीय उपखंडाच्या दक्षिणेस वसलेले विषुववृत्तीय द्वीप-राष्ट्र आहे.

Norsk bokmål: Den demokratiske sosialistiske republikken Sri Lanka (kjent som Ceylon før 1972) er en tropisk øystat sør for det indiske subkontinent.

Slovenščina: Demokratična socialistična republika Šri lanka (pred letom 1972 znana kot Cejlon) je tropska otoška država ob jugovzhodni obali Indijske podceline.

Tiếng Việt: Nước Cộng hoà xã hội dân chủ Sri Lanka (tên cũ trước năm 1972 là Tích Lan) là một đảo quốc nhiệt đới nằm ở bờ biển đông nam của tiểu lục địa Ấn Độ.

தமிழ்: ஸ்ரீலங்கா ஒரு சனநாயக சோஷலிசக் குடியரசு நாடு..(1972 வரை ஸிலோன் என்று உலகெங்கும் அறியப்பட்டது)...இந்தியத் துணைக்கண்டத்தின் தென்கீழ் கடற்கரைக்கு அப்பாலுள்ள ஓர் அழகான வெப்பமண்டலத் தீவு நாடு ஆகும்.

National insignia[edit]

Flag of Sri Lanka
Coat of Arms of Sri Lanka
National animal of Sri Lanka
National bird of Sri Lanka
National tree of Sri Lanka
National flower of Sri Lanka

Landscapes[edit]

View from Batalegala - Kadugannawa, enroute to Kandy from Colombo, Sri Lanka
View from Ambewela, Sri Lanka
The Ella Gap view towards the South Coast, Sri Lanka.

Beaches[edit]

Morning view of Tangalla beach, Sri Lanka.
Galle Beach, Sri Lanka
Negombo Beach, Sri Lanka
A shoreline, Sri Lanka
Beach of Tangalla, Sri Lanka
Matara Beach, Sri Lanka

Ocean views[edit]

Boats near Negombo beach, Sri Lanka.
Seaside view from Marine Drive, Kolpittey Sri Lanka.
Sailboats near Brown Beach Hotel, Negombo, Sri Lanka

Lakes & Rivers[edit]

View of the lake at Kotamale, Sri Lanka
Lake at Kotamale, Sri Lanka
Lake at Yudanganawa in Buttala, Sri Lanka
A reservoir in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.
View of a lake at Yudanganawa in Buttala, Sri Lanka.
Bentota River in Dharga, Sri Lanka.

Agriculture[edit]

A farm landscape in Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Tea plantation near Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Tea plantation in the highlands, Sri Lanka
Tea crops gathering process. Bogawantalawa Valley. Sri Lanka
Tea crops gathering process. Bogawantalawa Valley. Sri Lanka-4
Tea crops gathering process. Bogawantalawa Valley. Sri Lanka-3
Tea crops gathering process. Bogawantalawa Valley. Sri Lanka-2
Sri Lankan middle aged street merchant (waist up outdoor portrait). Sri Lanka
Gathered tea crops. Bogawantalawa Valley. Sri Lanka
Gathered tea crops processing. Bogawantalawa Valley. Sri Lanka

Places[edit]

Stone stairs at Sigiriya, Sri Lanka.
Golf course in Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Kandy Buddha statue, Sri Lanka.
Majestic Train Station and the shoreline, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Botanical Garden of Peradeniya, near Kandy.
Kandy Temple of the Tooth, Sri Lanka.

People[edit]

Schoolgirls, Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan mastery of sculptural arts. Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan middle aged fisherman (waist up outdoor portrait). Sri Lanka
Stick fishermen of Sri Lanka
A young monk agains the background of Big Buddha statue in Weherahena Temple. Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka