SmugMug > keywords > sri lanka > Baby Turtles (Pic 102 2nd year - 25 Sep 2009)
(D300 17-55 2.8 lens) No crop or PP except light adjustments.

This is not a great shot but it gives the idea of the baby turtles in the tank. 
Shot at Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery near Galle, Sri Lanka.

Kosgoda is famous for its turtle hatchery operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1981 to protect Sri Lanka's turtles from extinction. The hatcheries pay fishermen for eggs that they collect at night along the long sandy beach. Visitors are shown the huge tanks filled with new born but lively hatchlings. After being fed the hatchlings are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old


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SmugMug > keywords > sri lanka > Turtle (Pic 101 2nd year - 24 Sep 2009)
(D300 17-55 2.8 lens)  No crop or PP except light adjustments. 

Shot at Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery near Galle, Sri Lanka. 

Kosgoda is famous for its turtle hatchery operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1981 to protect Sri Lanka's turtles from extinction. The hatcheries pay fishermen for eggs that they collect at night along the long sandy beach. Visitors are shown the huge tanks filled with new born but lively hatchlings. After being fed the hatchlings are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old

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SmugMug > keywords > sri lanka > School kids! (Pic 80 2nd year - 02 Sep 2009)

These school kids were on a field trip and thoroughly enjoying themselves!  Shot at Galle Fort. 
Galle is the southern most town in Sri Lanka. 

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SmugMug > keywords > sri lanka > Cave entrance (Pic 44 2nd year)

Shot from the cave. Entrance to one of the five caves of Dambulla rock temple. The temple is composed of five caves, which have been converted into shrine rooms. The caves, built at the base of a 150m high rock during the Anuradhapura (1st Century BC to 993 AD) and Polonnaruwa times (1073 to 1250), are by far the most impressive of the many cave temples found in Sri Lanka. The largest cave measures about 52m from east to west, and 23m from the entrance to the back, this spectacular cave is 7m tall at its highest point. Hindu deities are also represented here, as are the kings Valgamba and Nissankamalla, and Ananda - the Buddha's most devoted disciple.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dambulla_cave_temple


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SmugMug > keywords > sri lanka > Dambulla rock temple (Pic 42 2nd year)

Perched on a hill, the temple was built by king Walagambahu in the 1st century B.C. and is the most impressive of Sri Lanka's cave temples plus a World Heritage Site.  

The complex of five caves with over 2000 sq. metres of painted walls and ceilings, is the largest area of paintings found in the world. It contains over 150 images of the Buddha of which the largest is the colossal figure of the Buddha carved out of rock and spanning 14 metres.Hindu statues are believed to be of the 12 century AD and the latest paintings are of the late 18-century.

Dambulla is a small town located at a distance of 19 km from Sigriya on the Sigriya-Kandy road. Dambulla has over 80 caves in the surrounding and some of them have been used by the monks as meditation locations. 

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SmugMug > keywords > sri lanka > Dambulla Cave Temple (Golden Temple of Dambulla) located not far from Colombo, Sri Lanka is a world heritage site. It is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains.There are more than 80 documented caves in the surrounding. Major attractions are spread over 5 caves, which contain statues and paintings. This paintings and statues are related to Lord Buddha and his life.  Prehistoric Sri Lankans would have lived in these cave complexes before the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka as there are burial sites with human skeletons about 2700 years old ( 700 BC) which have been unearthed in this area at Ibbankatuwa near Dambulla cave complexes.
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SmugMug > keywords > sri lanka > Little Sri Lankan girl all dressed up traditionally for a function at her school.
Baby Turtles (Pic 102 2nd year - 25 Sep 2009)
(D300 17-55 2.8 lens) No crop or PP except light adjustments.

This is not a great shot but it gives the idea of the baby turtles in the tank.
Shot at Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery near Galle, Sri Lanka.

Kosgoda is famous for its turtle hatchery operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1981 to protect Sri Lanka's turtles from extinction. The hatcheries pay fishermen for eggs that they collect at night along the long sandy beach. Visitors are shown the huge tanks filled with new born but lively hatchlings. After being fed the hatchlings are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old


http://www.javeri.net
 > Baby Turtles (Pic 102 2nd year - 25 Sep 2009)
(D300 17-55 2.8 lens) No crop or PP except light adjustments.

This is not a great shot but it gives the idea of the baby turtles in the tank. 
Shot at Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery near Galle, Sri Lanka.

Kosgoda is famous for its turtle hatchery operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1981 to protect Sri Lanka's turtles from extinction. The hatcheries pay fishermen for eggs that they collect at night along the long sandy beach. Visitors are shown the huge tanks filled with new born but lively hatchlings. After being fed the hatchlings are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old


http://www.javeri.net
Baby Turtles (Pic 102 2nd year - 25 Sep 2009)
(D300 17-55 2.8 lens) No crop or PP except light adjustments.

This is not a great shot but it gives the idea of the baby turtles in the tank.
Shot at Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery near Galle, Sri Lanka.

Kosgoda is famous for its turtle hatchery operated by the Wild Life Protection Society of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1981 to protect Sri Lanka's turtles from extinction. The hatcheries pay fishermen for eggs that they collect at night along the long sandy beach. Visitors are shown the huge tanks filled with new born but lively hatchlings. After being fed the hatchlings are taken to the sea and released when they are 2-4 days old


http://www.javeri.net
Photo by: Hershy • see photo in gallery

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