We started the day with a trip to the
botanical gardens. While we were walking down the first road Joan
mentioned that there were bats in the gardens. Within minutes I
heard the sounds of bats screeching and we found the bat colony close
by. For nocturnal animals they are very active during the day with
take-offs, landings and wing flapping going on all the time. They
hang from the tree tops in full sunlight with their wings wrapped
around themselves. I'm surprised they aren't cooked by the end of
the day.
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| The is the original Buddha from the 1400's and never restored |
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| Hindu Gods |
After the garden we visited 3 temple in
the area. Sri Lanka is a Buddhist country with Hindus, Muslims and
Christians in the minority. I can take pictures in Hindu temples but
not in Buddhist temples. At the first temple we were sure they were
partway through a renovation, but the temple man said no, everything
was original and water damage was responsible for the rough parts.
The temple is 650 years old. The second temple we visited was both
Hindu and Buddhist. Hindus allow photography in their temple. Our
guide explained the difference and cleared the path for me to
photograph the Hindu gods. But he never showed us the Buddha. The
third temple had a nice exterior and that was far as we got. It's
main strength was the dance pavilion which we saw and that was enough
for the day.
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