Having a Ball for Diwali, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

I came across this large bill-board near the Galla- Face Roundabout. They were advertising for a 'Ball' on Deepawali day. An evolving culture of the leisured class in Sri Lanka.

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Mini Get-together at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka..

Galle-face, the scene of many romances of young days.

The group. Photo taken by Philip.

Kasthuriaratna.

LR Amarasekara.

Kalu Nana

Nana's better half.

Vipula Ariyasinghe.

MBS De Silva in profile.

Photo taken by Nana on his iPad.

The Macam Markar building opposite the Galle Face Hotel.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTIuvJMiys0

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Enjoy this vedeo (Youtube) so so graceful dancers

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 So elegant and beautiful...really beautiful 

This is stunning. Enjoy DANCE OF 1000 HANDS... Read the paragraph below FIRST before you watch the video (& turn-on speakers)  There is an awesome dance, called the Thousand-Hand Guanyin, which is making the rounds across the net. Considering the tight coordination required, their accomplishment is nothing short of amazing, even if they were not all deaf. Yes, you read correctly All 21 of the dancers are complete deaf-mutes. Relying only on signals from trainers at the four corners of the stage, these extraordinary dancers deliver a visual spectacle that is at once intricate and stirring. Its first major international debut was in Athens at the closing ceremonies for the 2004 Paralympics. But it had long been in the repertoire of the Chinese Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe and had traveled to more than 40 countries.  Its lead dancer is 29 year old Tai Lihua, who has a BA from the Hubei Fine Arts Institute. The video was recorded in Beijing during the Spring Festival this year.  http://www.youtube.com/embed/7vs-H7xLnrs?rel=0

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Subject: Wedding !!!!!

.... when you got to go, .... you got to go

The picture of the week !!!!

Karu's Son's homecoming ctd

Guess who?

With Kastury the late arriver.

Kalu Nana holding forth.

'Karu's' Son and Daughter-in-law's homecoming at 'The Cinnamon Lakeside', Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The Cake

Karu, Son - Kanishka, and Daughter-in-law - Mohini Rao.

A mini '1960 entrants batch' get-together.

Another group of medicos and spouses.

Kalu Nana and Dr. RP Fernando.

Kalu Nana, RP Fernando and Fonseka.

Guess who?

Guess who?

Guess who?

'Wishing card cage' with pictures of bride and groom of younger days.