The old Colombo - Nuwara Eliya highway, passes through Dessford. Though many people now prefer to use the 'Radella shortcut', this is the less stressful drive.

Devotees braving the weather at the famous shrine in Kataragama

A normally calm, quite and dark residential lane gets transformed on Vesak day with people bringing out their vesak lanterns.

Last year’s vesak was at Great Western. In 2007, I forgot to take a photo!