Pilgrim in trance during the Hindu Thaipusam Festival during walk from Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple up to Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close up of pilgrim in trance, a kavadi (carrier) has a needle through his tongue and is carrying the vel kavadi attached by spikes that pierce his skin, during Hindu Thaipusam Festival, carrying it from Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple up to Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pilgrims during the Hindu Thaipusam Festival at Sri Subramaniyar Swami Temple, the seated kavadi (carrier) is in a trance with a needle through his tongue, and carrying a vel kavadi, decorated with peacock feathers, attached by spikes that pierce his skin, Selangor, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Vegetable stall, main market area, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Old colonial style house in suburbs, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Rubbish in Sri Lanka, Asia

Wall paintings, Buddhist temple at Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Wall paintings, Buddhist temple at Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Tea plucking, Nuwara Eliya area, Sri Lanka, Asia

Wall paintings, Buddhist temple at Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Asia

Wild elephants in Hurulu Eco Park biosphere reserve, Habarana, Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka, Asia

World's End cliff at Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka, Asia

Shops and tuk-tuk taxi, Haputale, Badulla District, Uva Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Buddhist monks visiting the Atadage building in The Quadrangle, ancient city of Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Buddhist monks in front of seated Buddha in Vatadage building, The Quadrangle, ancient city of Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Metal staircase ascending from rock palace fortress, Sigiriya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Ruins at Potgul Vihara site, ancient city of Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Cow and calf by roadside, Polonnaruwa. North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Muslim girls bathing in their clothes, Pasikudah Bay, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sorting the catch on beach, traditional seine fishing, Nilavelli beach, near Trincomalee, Eastern province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Traditional fishing catch landed in net, Nilavelli beach, near Trincomalee, Eastern province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Traditional fishing hauling nets, Nilavelli beach, near Trincomalee, Eastern province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Traditional fishing hauling nets, Nilavelli beach, near Trincomalee, Eastern province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Koneswaram Kovil Hindu temple, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Asia

Koneswaram Kovil Hindu temple, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Asia

Giant Golden Buddha statue at Dambulla cave temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Monks at Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, Sri Lanka, Asia

Buddha figures inside Dambulla cave Buddhist temple complex, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Exterior statue of the Hindu monkey god Hanuman, Sri Krishna Bagawan Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Verandah of the guesthouse at Lunuganga Garden Estate, garden developed by Geoffrey Bawa who lived between 1919 and 2003, Bentota, Sri Lanka, Asia

Interior of Lunuganga Garden Estate, garden developed by Geoffrey Bawa who lived between 1919 and 2003, Bentota, Sri Lanka, Asia

Interior of Lunuganga Garden Estate, garden developed by Geoffrey Bawa who lived between 1919 and 2003, Bentota, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sandakada Pahana (Moonstone), Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sri Murugan, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sri Murugan, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cloth print depicting the sacred Buddha tooth relic in the Perahera in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Durga, Sri Maha Mariamman temple, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sri Lankan Buddhists celebrating Wesak festival, Vincennes, Val de Marne, France, Europe

Negombo fish market (Lellama fish market), women gutting fish, Negombo, West Coast of Sri Lanka, Asia

Negombo fish market (Lellama fish market), a fisherman gutting fish, Negombo, West Coast of Sri Lanka, Asia

Uncut sapphires from local mines, Ratnapura morning gem market, southern Sri Lanka, Asia

Sri Lankan Buddhist visitors at Dhamakh Stupa at Sarnath ruins near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Buddhist monk at Sri Lankan Buddhist Temple, Mulagandhakuti Vihara, near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

Raja Perahera carnival caravan with elephants in illuminiated masks and silken rugs at a festival, Sri Lanka.

A man working in the paddy fields near Kandy, Sri Lanka

Tuktuk in the Old Town of Galle, UNESCO World Heritage Site on the South Coast of Sri Lanka, Asia

Woman dancing traditional Kandyan dance at a tourist show in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Couple walking in Kandy Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Drummer drumming at Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Temple of the Tooth) (Sri Dalada Maligawa) in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Rice crops growing in rice paddy fields in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan women working in a wheat field just outside Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, Elephants and mahouts in the Maha Oya River near Kegalle in the Hill Country of Sri Lanka, Asia

Carpenter working at the Ancient City of Polonnaruwa, Cultural Triangle, Sri Lanka, Asia

Portrait of an old Sri Lankan woman working in a wheat field just outside Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Dambulla Cave Temples, two people enjoying the view, Dambulla, Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Tea picker in a tea plantation in the Hill Country, Central Highlands, Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka, Asia

Renovation work at Abhayagiri Dagoba, Abhayagiri Monastery (Abhayagiri Vihara), Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Tea picker in a tea plantation in the Hill Country, Central Highlands, Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka, Asia

Sri Lankan cricket supporters driving along in a Tuk tuk (rickshaw) during the cricket World Cup final 2011, Sri Lanka, Asia

Royal Botanical Gardens, Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

A trader at work on the 32nd floor of the World Trade Center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

A farmer and student of the ISFF uses pesticide to grow leeks in Halgranoya, Sri Lanka, Asia

A woman working at a loom weaving textile, Beruwala, Sri Lanka, Asia

Roadside Buddhist shrine, with Buddha statue protected by a giant cobra, Sri Lanka, Asia

Woman drying fish on the ground, Mirissa, Sri Lanka, Asia

Tea picker, Haputale, Sri Lanka, Asia

Man performing the Raban Dance and balancing drums in a tourist show at the Kandyan Arts Association Hall, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Stilt fishermen fishing from their poles between Unawatuna and Weligama, Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean, Asia

Tea picker, Haputale, Sri Lanka, Asia

Market seller, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Asia

Tea plucking, Nuwara Eliya area, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus), Minneriya National Park, Sri Lanka, Asia

Lalipuja ceremony, Sri Meenakshi Sundareshwara Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Hindu Brahmin priest, Sri Veeramakaliamman Hindu Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Puja ceremony, Hindu Brahmin priests, Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Hindu Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hindu Brahmin priest, Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Hindu Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Model and Buddhist stupas in the ruins of the ancient kingdom of Sri Lanka, Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Recumbent House, Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Fish market at dawn, Galle, South Coast, Sri Lanka, Asia

Portrait of Bride, Seema Malakaya Temple, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Duruthu Perahera Full Moon Celebrations at Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Duruthu Perahera Full Moon Celebrations at Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Duruthu Perahera Full Moon Celebrations at Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Morning Puja Ceremony at Vairavar Kovil Hindu Temple, Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Duruthu Perahera Full Moon Celebrations at Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Stilt Fishermen at dawn, Weligama, South Coast, Sri Lanka, Asia

Street scene, Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Stilt Fisherman at dawn, Weligama, South Coast, Sri Lanka, Asia

Duruthu Perahera Full Moon Celebrations at Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Jaffna, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Duruthu Perahera Full Moon Celebrations at Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Fort railway station, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Beach and swimming pool, Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Exterior of Galle Railway station, Galle, Sri Lanka, Asia

Tracks platform and train, railway station, Galle, Sri Lanka, Asia

Platform and train, railway station, Galle, Sri Lanka, Asia

Early morning view over Kandy Lake, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Asia

Giant Buddha stone statues, Gal Viharaya, ancient city of Polonnaruwa, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Muslim girls bathing in their clothes, Pasikudah Bay, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Traditional fishing hauling nets, Nilavelli beach, near Trincomalee, Eastern province, Sri Lanka, Asia