SL Anuradhapura asv2020-01 img31 Abhayagiriya Stupa.jpg
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SL Anuradhapura asv2020-01 img24 Jetavanaramaya Stupa.jpg
By A.Savin · FAL
View source ↗Isurumuniya Rock Temple Reclining Buddha 2015-1(1).jpg
By Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Ruwanwelisaya Anuradhapura Sri Lanka 2.jpg
By Philip Nalangan · CC BY-SA 4.0
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By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0
View source ↗Arugam Bay, Heda Oya, 2025-07 CN-01.jpg
By Steffen Schmitz (more photos) · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Arugam bay beach.jpg
By Kondephy · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Beach of Arugam Bay.jpg
By Dennis Sylvester Hurd · CC0
View source ↗Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka - panoramio.jpg
By Luboš Holič · CC BY-SA 3.0
View source ↗Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka - panoramio (3).jpg
By Luboš Holič · CC BY-SA 3.0
View source ↗Sri Lanka, Bentota, beach (1).JPG
By Vincent van Zeijst · CC BY-SA 3.0
View source ↗Bentota, Sri Lanka - panoramio.jpg
By Andreyka Q · CC BY-SA 3.0
View source ↗Sri Lanka, Bentota, beach (2).JPG
By Vincent van Zeijst · CC BY-SA 3.0
View source ↗Sri Lanka, Bentota, railway.JPG
By Vincent van Zeijst · CC BY-SA 3.0
View source ↗Bentota River in Dharga, Sri Lanka.jpg
By Hafiz Issadeen from Dharga Town, Sri Lanka · CC BY 2.0
View source ↗SL Colombo asv2020-01 img10 National Museum.jpg
By A.Savin · FAL
View source ↗SL Colombo asv2020-01 img37 Maradana station.jpg
By A.Savin · FAL
View source ↗Mercedes-Benz W18 in Gangaramaya temple (Colombo).jpg
By Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Colombo Temple bouddhiste de Gangaramaya (15).JPG
By Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Colombo Temple bouddhiste de Gangaramaya (8).JPG
By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Golden dagoba at Dambulla (Sri Lanka) 2015.jpg
By Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Dambulla Temple d'or (3).jpg
By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Dambulla Temple d'or (2).jpg
By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Sri Lanka-5.jpg
By Terranceensen · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Statue of the Buddha reclining in the Dambulla cave temple, Dambulla, Sri Lanka, 20260201 1419 8127.jpg
By Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗SL Ella asv2020-01 img29 Dhowa Temple.jpg
By A.Savin · FAL
View source ↗SL Demodara near Ella asv2020-01 img02.jpg
By A.Savin · FAL
View source ↗202312 Snake charmer in Ella, Sri Lanka 2.jpg
By Jonashtand · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Ravana Ella Rajamaha Vihara - 11.jpg
By Satdeep Gill · CC BY-SA 4.0
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By Satdeep Gill · CC BY-SA 4.0
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By Satdeep Gill · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Ravana Ella Rajamaha Vihara - 12.jpg
By Satdeep Gill · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Ella Gap (Valley), Sri Lanka.jpg
By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Ella, Sri Lanka, Mountains in clouds 11.jpg
By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Ella, Sri Lanka, Valley in clouds.jpg
By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img24.jpg
By A.Savin · FAL
View source ↗Fishermen practicing traditional stilt fishing near Galle, southern Sri Lanka, 20260207 1420 9467.jpg
By Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Fishermen practicing traditional stilt fishing near Galle, southern Sri Lanka, 20260207 1420 9464.jpg
By Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Fishermen practicing traditional stilt fishing near Galle, southern Sri Lanka, 20260207 1419 9457.jpg
By Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Fishermen practicing traditional stilt fishing near Galle, southern Sri Lanka, 20260207 1419 9452.jpg
By Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗SL Horton Plains NP asv2020-01 img11.jpg
By A.Savin · FAL
View source ↗Fog bow in Horton Plains National Park, Sir Lanka, 20260204 0744 8663.jpg
By Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Horton Plains River.jpg
By A-wiki-guest-user · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Sri Lanka, Horton Plains Landscape.jpg
By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Sri Lanka, Horton Plains Plateau.jpg
By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Plumeria rubra flower in jaffna.jpg
By Aathavan jaffna · CC BY-SA 3.0
View source ↗Jaffna sea.jpg
By Thedani Karasnagoda · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Blue sky, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.jpg
By Dilanka Gamage · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Puttur Jaffna Sri Lanka.jpg
By Jeyadarsan · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Solar Eclipse in Jaffna - Sri Lanka.jpg
By Rehman Abubakr · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗SL Kalpitiya asv2020-01 img6 Dutch fort.jpg
By A.Savin · FAL
View source ↗SL Kalpitiya asv2020-01 img4 Fishery harbour.jpg
By A.Savin · FAL
View source ↗SL Kalpitiya asv2020-01 img5 Fishery harbour.jpg
By A.Savin · FAL
View source ↗Loneliness- Landscape in Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka.jpg
By Vishmitha Hewamarambage · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Kalpitiya Beach.jpg
By Raiyans · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗SL Kandy asv2020-01 img34 Sacred Tooth Temple.jpg
By A.Savin · FAL
View source ↗Cinereous tit in Kandy, Sri Lanka - 01.jpg
By Satdeep Gill · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Cinereous tit in Kandy, Sri Lanka - 02.jpg
By Satdeep Gill · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Cinereous tit in Kandy, Sri Lanka - 04.jpg
By Satdeep Gill · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Cinereous tit in Kandy, Sri Lanka - 03.jpg
By Satdeep Gill · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Knuckles mountain range - Sri Lanka.jpg
By Thusitha Jayasundara · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Knuckles Mountain Range 5.jpg
By KapilaKTK · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗The Knuckles Mountain Range.jpg
By Nethupa Lekamge · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Knuckles... Sri Lanka’s Enchantress.png
By Oshani Wijesooriya · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Knuckles Mountain Range View.jpg
By Hemaka Pathiranage · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Waves from Mirissa - Sri Lanka.jpg
By Praveenshashika · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Secret beach - Mirissa Sri Lanka.jpg
By Praveenshashika · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Secret Beach Mirissa.jpg
By ShakiAbey · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Mirissa Fisheries Harbor.jpg
By Praveenshashika · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Mirissa Sri lanka.jpg
By Ravinibandara · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Negombo, Lagoon, 2025-08 CN-05.jpg
By Steffen Schmitz (more photos) · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Negombo, Beach, 2025-08 CN-01.jpg
By Steffen Schmitz (more photos) · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Negombo, Poruthota Road, 2025-08 CN-01.jpg
By Steffen Schmitz (more photos) · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Negombo, Post Office, 2025-07 CN-01.jpg
By Steffen Schmitz (more photos) · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Negombo, Dutch Canal, 2025-07 CN-01.jpg
By Steffen Schmitz (more photos) · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Sri Lanka, Tea plantations near Nuwara Eliya, Picking tea leaves.jpg
By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Sri Lanka, Tea plantations, Nuwara Eliya, Picking tea leaves.jpg
By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Sri Lanka, Tea plantations near Nuwara Eliya, Tea estate.jpg
By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Sri Lanka, Tea plantations, Nuwara Eliya.jpg
By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Sri Lanka, Tea leaves, Nuwara Eliya.jpg
By Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0
View source ↗Polonnâruvâ Hadatage en 2005 (2).jpg
By Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Polonnaruwa 01.jpg
By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0
View source ↗Atadage, Polonnaruwa.jpg
By AntanO · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka 2.jpg
By Philip Nalangan · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Rankoth Vehera Polonnaruwa Sri Lanka.jpg
By Philip Nalangan · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Sigiriya 02.jpg
By Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0
View source ↗Sigiriya, Sri Lanka - panoramio (113).jpg
By Daibo Taku · CC BY 3.0
View source ↗Sigiriya, Sri Lanka - panoramio (117).jpg
By Daibo Taku · CC BY 3.0
View source ↗Sigiriya Sri Lanka Löwenfelsen.jpg
By CaCo789 · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Sigiriya Sri Lanka world heritage.jpg
By Diwyanjalee Wanigasekara · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Sri Lanka Junglefowl (Gallus lafayettii) female.jpg
By Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Sinharaja Forest Sri Lanka.jpg
By Ruchira159 · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗SL Sinharaja Forest asv2020-01 img08.jpg
By A.Savin · FAL
View source ↗Sri Lankan Jungle fowl as scene from Sinharaja rain forest.jpg
By Shamique · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Sinharaja Forest Reserve - Deniyaya, Sri Lanka.jpg
By PRAVEEN230 · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Trinquemalay, retour des pêcheurs au Sri-Lanka (1).jpg
By Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Les pecheurs de la plage de Trincomalee (3).jpg
By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Les pecheurs de la plage de Trincomalee (4).jpg
By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Les pecheurs de la plage de Trincomalee (2).jpg
By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Les pecheurs de la plage de Trincomalee (1).jpg
By PIERRE ANDRE LECLERCQ · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Blue-tailed bee-eater (Merops philippinus) Yala.jpg
By Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) female and young 6.jpg
By Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Buffalo in dirt in Yala National Park.jpg
By Byrdyak · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Interspecies Bonding.jpg
By Senthi Aathavan Senthilverl · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Asian Green Bee-eater at Yala National Park, Sri Lanka 1.jpg
By Eli Solidum · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Monkey on branch in Yala National Park.jpg
By Byrdyak · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Baby tufted gray langur (Semnopithecus priam).jpg
By Senthiaathavan · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Asian Green Bee-eater at Yala National Park, Sri Lanka 2.jpg
By Eli Solidum · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Paddyfield Pipit at Yala National Park, Sri Lanka 1.jpg
By Vasuki Jayaweera · CC BY-SA 4.0
View source ↗Sri Lankan Leopard At Yala National Park.jpg
By Eli Solidum · CC BY-SA 4.0
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