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  • Wood carved hindu gods in the pillars of the Changu Narayan temple in the Nagarkot hill station village anciently known as Mandapgiri in the Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The ancient Hindu temple of Changu Narayan is located on a high hilltop that is also known as Changu or Dolagiri. The temple was surrounded by forest with champak tree and a small village, known as Changu Village.
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  • A hindu worshipper prays to the hindu god Hanuman Sri Anjaneyar Temple in Jaffna.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-18.jpg
  • A hindu worshipper boils milk by burning bamboo cane outside the hotel at the commencement of Thai Pongal celebrations. Boiling over of milk symbolizes material abundance for the household during Thai Pongal festivities.
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  • A hindu worshipper  boils milk by burning bamboo cane outside the hotel at the commencement of Thai Pongal celebrations. Boiling over of milk symbolizes material abundance for the household during Thai Pongal festivities.
    IMG_9381.jpg
  • A hindu worshipper  boils milk by burning bamboo cane outside the hotel at the commencement of Thai Pongal celebrations. Boiling over of milk symbolizes material abundance for the household during Thai Pongal festivities.
    IMG_9384.jpg
  • A hindu priest or Swamy passing on Bhiksha, a devotional offering from worshipper to the monkey god known as Hanuman inside the Sri Anjaneyar Temple in Jaffna.
    thai_pongal_jaffnaIMG_9519.jpg
  • A hindu priest  or Swamy passing on Bhiksha, a devotional offering from worshipper into the shrine.
    IMG_9537.jpg
  • Hindu Worshippers offer their food to the Sun God at sunrise to demonstrate gratitude for the harvest during Thai Pongal.
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  • Hindu statues inside the Nagabooshani Amman Kovil or temple on Nagadeepa island.
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  • Worshippers pray at the entrance of the Changu Narayan temple in the Nagarkot hill station village anciently known as Mandapgiri in the Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The ancient Hindu temple of Changu Narayan is located on a high hilltop that is also known as Changu or Dolagiri. The temple was surrounded by forest with champak tree and a small village, known as Changu Village.
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  • Vishnu And Garuda Statue At Changu Narayan Temple as seen here on the 10 nepali rupee note in the Nagarkot hill station village anciently known as Mandapgiri in the Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The ancient Hindu temple of Changu Narayan is located on a high hilltop that is also known as Changu or Dolagiri. The temple was surrounded by forest with champak tree and a small village, known as Changu Village.
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  • A priest enters a shrine inside the Changu Narayan temple in the Nagarkot hill station village anciently known as Mandapgiri in the Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The ancient Hindu temple of Changu Narayan is located on a high hilltop that is also known as Changu or Dolagiri. The temple was surrounded by forest with champak tree and a small village, known as Changu Village.
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  • Changu Narayan temple being supported by wooden beams in order to protect it after the 2015 nepal earthquake in the Nagarkot hill station village anciently known as Mandapgiri in the Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The ancient Hindu temple of Changu Narayan is located on a high hilltop that is also known as Changu or Dolagiri. The temple was surrounded by forest with champak tree and a small village, known as Changu Village.
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  • Earthquake hit destruction Changu Narayan temple in the Nagarkot hill station village anciently known as Mandapgiri in the Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The ancient Hindu temple of Changu Narayan is located on a high hilltop that is also known as Changu or Dolagiri. The temple was surrounded by forest with champak tree and a small village, known as Changu Village.
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  • A hindu priest  or Swamy passing on Bhiksha, a devotional offering from worshipper into the shrine.
    Thai_pongal-6.tif
  • Hindu Worshippers light firecrackers during thai pongal festival to demonstrate gratitude for the harvest during Thai Pongal.
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  • Hindu Worshippers light firecrackers during thai pongal festival to demonstrate gratitude for the harvest during Thai Pongal.
    IMG_9369.jpg
  • The sacred cow out the front of the hindu Nallur Kandaswamy temple or kovil. On a rainy That Pongal day.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-8.jpg
  • The only bus on the Island of Nagadeepa travels towards the Hindu temple or Kovil.
    Nagadeepa_jaffna_srilanka-11.jpg
  • Earthquake hit destruction Changu Narayan temple in the Nagarkot hill station village anciently known as Mandapgiri in the Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The ancient Hindu temple of Changu Narayan is located on a high hilltop that is also known as Changu or Dolagiri. The temple was surrounded by forest with champak tree and a small village, known as Changu Village.
    _BR30989.jpg
  • Large Garuda statue in front of Changu Narayan temple in the Nagarkot hill station village anciently known as Mandapgiri in the Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The ancient Hindu temple of Changu Narayan is located on a high hilltop that is also known as Changu or Dolagiri. The temple was surrounded by forest with champak tree and a small village, known as Changu Village. The statue is offered sweets by the devotees every year on Nag Panchami
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  • Changu Narayan temple in the Nagarkot hill station village anciently known as Mandapgiri in the Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The ancient Hindu temple of Changu Narayan is located on a high hilltop that is also known as Changu or Dolagiri. The temple was surrounded by forest with champak tree and a small village, known as Changu Village.
    _BR30996.jpg
  • Changu Narayan temple in the Nagarkot hill station village anciently known as Mandapgiri in the Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The ancient Hindu temple of Changu Narayan is located on a high hilltop that is also known as Changu or Dolagiri. The temple was surrounded by forest with champak tree and a small village, known as Changu Village.
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  • Changu Narayan temple in the Nagarkot hill station village anciently known as Mandapgiri in the Bhaktapur District, Nepal. The ancient Hindu temple of Changu Narayan is located on a high hilltop that is also known as Changu or Dolagiri. The temple was surrounded by forest with champak tree and a small village, known as Changu Village.
    _BR30991.jpg
  • A torch bearer leads the thai pongal hindu celerations inside the Nallur Kandaswamy temple.
    Thai_pongal-7.tif
  • Worshipper prays towards a painting of a hindu god inside the Nallur Kandaswamy temple.
    Thai_pongal-5-2.jpg
  • The sacred cow out the front of the hindu Nallur Kandaswamy temple or kovil. On a rainy That Pongal day.
    Thai_pongal-2.tif
  • Hindu Worshippers light firecrackers during thai pongal festival to demonstrate gratitude for the harvest during Thai Pongal.
    IMG_9371.jpg
  • The sacred cow out the front of the hindu Nallur Kandaswamy temple or kovil. On a rainy That Pongal day.
    thai_pongal_jaffnaIMG_9457.jpg
  • A torch bearer leads the thai pongal hindu celerations inside the Nallur Kandaswamy temple.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-22.jpg
  • A statue of the Hindu Goddesses Lakshmi inside Nallur Kandaswamy temple in Jaffna.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-21.jpg
  • A hindu priest  or Swamy passing on Bhiksha, a devotional offering from worshipper into the shrine.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-20.jpg
  • A hindu priest  or Swamy passing on Bhiksha, a devotional offering from worshipper to the monkey god known as Hanuman inside the Sri Anjaneyar Temple in Jaffna.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-16.jpg
  • Worshipper prays towards a painting of a hindu god inside the Nallur Kandaswamy temple.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-10.jpg
  • A hindu tamil hotel assistant boils milk by burning bamboo cane outside the hotel at the commencement of Thai Pongal celebrations. Boiling over of milk symbolizes material abundance for the household.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-1.jpg
  • Hindu statues inside the Nagabooshani Amman Kovil or temple on Nagadeepa island.
    Nagadeepa_jaffna_srilanka-5.jpg
  • Special forces waiting to escort Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa through Jaffna town so he can deliver his speech during the Thai Pongal hindu religious festival.
    Jaffna_1_srilanka-4.jpg
  • Worshipper holds & presents a lit coconut, the coconut represents the human body, the coconut is  the purest thing that a human being can offer to a deity. This will later be broken symbolizing the breaking of the ego during Thai Pongal festivities.
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  • The food offered to the Sun God at sunrise to demonstrate gratitude for the harvest. It is later served to the people present in the house for the ceremony. The food consists of Fruit, savories and sweets such as vadai, murukku, paayasam and finally the boiled rice.
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  • A swarmy walks to worshippers presenting a burning flame which they worship & then placed in front of the shrine of the monkey god Hanuman, inside the Sri Anjaneyar Temple in Jaffna.
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  • A bombed out dwelling now over grown & infested with land mine within the High Security Zone.
    Jaffna_HSQ_2011-5.jpg
  • The food offered to the Sun God at sunrise to demonstrate gratitude for the harvest. It is later served to the people present in the house for the ceremony. The food consists of Fruit, savories and sweets such as vadai, murukku, paayasam and finally the boiled rice.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-5.jpg
  • An army officer checks to see how many people on board the ferry which is about to depart to Nagadeepa.
    Jaffna_after_the war_abr-19.jpg
  • A bombed out dwelling now over grown & infested with land mine within the High Security Zone.
    Jaffna_after_the war_abr-20.jpg
  • Army officer runs out of the abandoned Jaffna railway station as two homeless girls whom live within the railways staion look on.
    Jaffna_after_the war_abr-2.tif
  • Army officer runs out of the abandoned Jaffna railway station as two homeless girls whom live within the railways staion look on.
    Jaffna_after_the war-1.tif
  • Mechanic looking under the bonnet of a Morris Minor which isnt starting.
    Jaffna_after_the war-5.jpg
  • A swarmy walks to worshippers presenting a burning flame which they worship & then placed in front of the shrine of the monkey god Hanuman, inside the Sri Anjaneyar Temple in Jaffna.
    Thai_pongal-5.tif
  • A worshipper prays outside the Nallur Kandaswamy temple on the day of Thai Pongal.
    Thai_pongal-8.tif
  • Worshipper holding a coconut representing the human body, the coconut is the purest thing that a human being can offer to a deity. This will later be broken symbolizing the breaking of the ego.
    Thai_pongal-8-2.jpg
  • Hotel assistant pours red rice into the pot of boiling milk as part of the Thai Ponggal celebration which is traditionally intended to thank the Sun God and farmstead livestock that helped create the material abundance.
    Thai_pongal-1.tif
  • A bombed out dwelling now over grown & infested with land mine within the High Security Zone.
    IMG_9557.jpg
  • Hotel assistant pours red rice into the pot of boiling milk as part of the Thai Ponggal celebration which is traditionally intended to thank the Sun God and farmstead livestock that helped create the material abundance.
    IMG_9392.jpg
  • The now abandoned Jaffna railway station which was dismantled during the war is now home to some of Jaffna's homeless.
    IMG_9997.jpg
  • Worshippers pile into a bus after visiting the Nallur Kandaswamy temple for Thai Pongal celebrations in Jaffna.
    IMG_9502.jpg
  • A bullock cart or ox cart, carries goods from the Jetty to the general store on  Nagadeepa island.
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  • A group of fisherman untangling fishing nets.
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  • A cow dressed up during Thai Pongal celebrations in Jaffna.
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  • Metal worker welding a metal structure in the industrial area of Jaffna.
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  • The now abandoned Jaffna railway station which was dismantled during the war is now home to some of Jaffna's homeless.
    jaffna_stock_sri_lanka-3-2.jpg
  • Sri Lankan army special forces ride back to base through Jaffna's back roads.
    jaffna_stock_sri_lanka-14-2.jpg
  • A lady in a colourful sari rides her scooter down one of the main roads in Jaffna.
    jaffna_stock_sri_lanka-13-2.jpg
  • The eelam people's democratic party office in Jaffna.
    jaffna_stock_sri_lanka-12-2.jpg
  • One of the many motorbike & scooter shops in Jaffna which have opened up since the end of the war.
    jaffna_stock_sri_lanka-11-2.jpg
  • Young men in Jaffna town cycle back home after watching a hindi movie at the local cinema.
    Jaffna_HSQ_2011-1.jpg
  • Worshippers line up to be blessed by a swarmy inside the Nallur Kandaswamy temple.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-9.jpg
  • Hotel staff worship & offer their food to the Sun God at sunrise to demonstrate gratitude for the harvest.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-7.jpg
  • Hotel staff look on as the food prepared for the Thai Pongal is blessed with incense.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-6.jpg
  • Worshipper holds & presents a lit coconut, the coconut represents the human body, the coconut is  the purest thing that a human being can offer to a deity. This will later be broken symbolizing the breaking of the ego.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-4.jpg
  • A worshipper prays outside the Nallur Kandaswamy temple on the day of Thai Pongal.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-24.jpg
  • Hotel assistant pours red rice into the pot of boiling milk as part of the Thai Ponggal celebration which is traditionally intended to thank the Sun God and farmstead livestock that helped create the material abundance.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-2.jpg
  • A swarmy walks to worshippers presenting a burning flame which they worship & then placed in front of the shrine of the monkey god Hanuman, inside the Sri Anjaneyar Temple in Jaffna.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-17.jpg
  • Worshippers pile into a bus after visiting the Nallur Kandaswamy temple for Thai Pongal celebrations in Jaffna.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-14.jpg
  • Worshipper prays outside the Nallur Kandaswamy temple holding a coconut representing the human body, the coconut is the purest thing that a human being can offer to a deity. This will later be broken symbolizing the breaking of the ego.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-13.jpg
  • Worshippers line up to be blessed by a swarmy inside the Nallur Kandaswamy temple.
    Thai_pongal_festival_jaffna_2011-11.jpg
  • The entrance towards the Nagabooshani Amman Kovil or temple on Nagadeepa island.
    Nagadeepa_jaffna_srilanka-9.jpg
  • A young boys reaches into to touch the statue inside the shrine as his mother prays inside the Nagabooshani Amman Kovil or temple on Nagadeepa island.
    Nagadeepa_jaffna_srilanka-6.jpg
  • Army officers administering the ferry boat service to Nagadeepa island from the Jaffna Jetty.
    Nagadeepa_jaffna_srilanka-3.jpg
  • A group of fisherman untangling fishing nets.
    Nagadeepa_jaffna_srilanka-2.jpg
  • Commuters travelling by ferry from Nagadeepa island back to the mainland.
    Nagadeepa_jaffna_srilanka-18.jpg
  • Commuters put on life jackets to get back to Jaffna from the Nagadeepa jetty.
    Nagadeepa_jaffna_srilanka-17.jpg
  • Boys playing carrom outside on Nagadeepa Island.
    Nagadeepa_jaffna_srilanka-15.jpg
  • Outside the Nainativu Naha Vihara  or buddhist temple on Nagadeepa Island.
    Nagadeepa_jaffna_srilanka-12.jpg
  • General stores on the very small Velanai island.
    Nagadeepa_jaffna_srilanka-1.jpg
  • A cow dressed up during Thai Pongal celebrations in Jaffna.
    Jaffna_1_srilanka-9.jpg
  • Metal worker welding a metal structure in the industrial area of Jaffna.
    Jaffna_1_srilanka-7.jpg
  • Army officer runs out of the abandoned Jaffna railway station as two homeless girls whom live within the railways staion look on.
    Jaffna_1_srilanka-6.jpg
  • The now abandoned Jaffna railway station which was dismantled during the war is now home to some of Jaffna's homeless.
    Jaffna_1_srilanka-5.jpg
  • Jaffna locals being held up by police as the police & special forces escort the Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa through Jaffna town.
    Jaffna_1_srilanka-2.jpg
  • Jaffna_1_srilanka-12.jpg
  • Jaffnas Market bazzar area, off hospital road.
    Jaffna_1_srilanka-10.jpg
  • Troops on patrol as a police officer administers traffic while the Sri Lankan President drives through the town.
    Jaffna_1_srilanka-1.jpg
  • Army officers administering the ferry boat service to Nagadeepa island from the Jaffna Jetty.
    Jaffna_after_the war_abr-18.jpg
  • One of the many motorbike & scooter shops in Jaffna which have opened up since the end of the war.
    Jaffna_after_the war_abr-20-2.jpg
  • Army officer runs out of the abandoned Jaffna railway station as two homeless girls whom live within the railways staion look on.
    Jaffna_after_the war_abr-19-2.jpg
  • Metal worker welding a metal structure in the industrial area of Jaffna.
    Jaffna_after_the war_abr-21-2.jpg
  • Mechanic looking under the bonnet of a Morris Minor which isnt starting.
    Jaffna_after_the war_abr-22.jpg
  • The eelam people's democratic party office in Jaffna.
    Jaffna_after_the war_abr-23.jpg
  • The eelam people's democratic party office in Jaffna.
    Jaffna_after_the war-6.jpg
  • Metal worker welding a metal structure in the industrial area of Jaffna.
    Jaffna_after_the war-4.jpg
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