In Mannar you have many layers of cultures with their own styles of arcitecture
The colonial style
The Portuguese-Dutch fort
The Catholic stile
The Lonely Planet author entering the church
The big brother is watching you
That picture I dedicate to Obe. The facade of the oldest Catholic church.
The Hindu way
Contemporary secular architecture
A fancy house
Another fancy one
A fancy fence - not that rich people to build a fancy house but at least rich enough to erect a fancy fence
Not that fancy fence... but to compensate that - the fancy gate
Bit worn but still of style
Worn but at least concrete...
...as only the poorest have the palm fence
But as a matter of fact the palm fence, especially palmyrah fence is probably the most beautiful one
The same fence in closer look
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Here some more pictures of nice natural fences
Palmyrah forest at Keeri beach - the place where the fences come from
Seldom you can spot some indications to the war fought recently
But what is hidden behind all those high fences?
The answer: the Banana bloom
The life in Mannar villages
The village which name Mirjam could not pronounce, far less I can write
Talaimannar
Men's work
Women's work
Talaimannar beach
