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Pada Yatra 2015 – By Stefan D’silva Recently a friend of mine from Sydney visited Kumana NP and the topic of the annual pilgrimage arose.  That prompted me to revisit these images that have never been released before. The pilgrimage is quite a spectacle of devotion and faith and people walk for many days- they sleep in the jungle and plod on to Kataragama to fulfill their vows. The age of so many defies many a stereotypical narrative on the health of the aged. Some commence the walk in Jaffna – many join the walk from Panama and other locations along the East Coast. Either way it is a formidable journey, carrying dry rations, coconut scrapers and kids. As far as I know it happens every August. I have minimized the text  and kept it to one sentence per page  – as they say “a picture is worth a thousand ...

Jan 3, 2024 Posted by In Articles, Stefan D'silva Tagged , , , ,
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 Sober Islands Trincomalee Harbour – by Stefan D’silva   Recent ignorant and distorted comment on Sober Islands prompted me (in discussion with an ex-serviceman) to draft this brief illustration. The British site plans I have, are very informative, precise, factual and comprehensive. I have spent time exploring Great Sober Island on foot. The overgrown vegetation, knotted creepers crawling over the old British fortifications are straight out of an ‘Indianna Jones movie set’! British Naval history markers and construction is scattered all over the island in good condition. I still hold hope that a combined international effort may one day,  uncover French, possibly Dutch and British graves. Time will tell. There is (or was) a tourist resort operating on Great Sober Island. I am not certain as its current status as a result of covid lock downs (2020 -2021 – 2022). Much of the information on line refers to the resort and ...

May 31, 2022 Posted by In Articles, Stefan D'silva Tagged , , , ,
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