In Mannar

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