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I respect the sentiment but “When I asked my friend, the historian … she said ‘idk dude I specialize in the role of music in resistance to Anglo-colonial tea plantations in Sri Lanka, why are you asking me?’”

Alan/Rob’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #BCD. I have a #YellowBilledBabbler from #SriLanka, a #RedCrestedCardinal from #Hawaii, and a #GalapagosDove from (obviously) the #Galapagos. #birds #travel #WildlifePhotography #ECK

Sri Lanka. Goldlizard noemden ze dat daar.

Escena cotidiana en un templo de Sri Lanka #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRforReligion #TravelPhotography

As #Commonwealth leaders gather at #CHOGM26, LGBT+ people in #SriLanka are still paying the price of colonial-era laws Same sex relations and trans gender expression are criminalised, with up to 10 years in prison Repeal these laws, protect LGBT+ people

'Gewürze' #FotoVorschlag Kochkurs Sri Lanka

🐍Sri Lankan pit viper (Craspedocephalus trigonocephalus). Max size 130 cm (4'3.2"). Arboreal. Venomous. Eats birds, frogs, lizards and mammals. Found in Sri Lanka. Considered Least Concern by the IUCN. 📷by OlafViking on Pixabay

For the #AlphabetChallenge #WeekRForReligion, one of the most interesting sites I’ve seen is the #DambullaCaveTemple in #SriLanka. It dates to the 3rd century BC, but kings through the ages added Buddha statues (and sometimes Hindu statues), so they are a variety of ages. #travel #photography #ECK

🇱🇰 WQ44+X2 Dambulla, Sri Lanka 🗺️ View on Google Maps

Now it's getting real. I'm just back from Sri Lanka & am so looking forward to seeing this baby fly 2 weeks to go Link in bio @lorellabelliagency.bsky.social getmybook.com/bfimkp9u3j

Next station Sri Lanka (Sadly not for vacay 😭)

Sri Lanka: Manoj Suranga Liyanage, alias “Batuwatte Chamara”, a major underworld figure linked to international drug trafficking and contract killings, has been remanded in custody until November 13 in connection with the assassination of organized crime boss Ganemulla Sanjeewa. 1/4

My profile-picture-bird, a crested hawk-eagle from #Wilpattu NP, Sri Lanka, is today’s #SpikeyHead #BirdOfTheDay. #Birds #Birding #nature #Photography #nikonp950

'Objekte die mit "Z" beginnen oder so aussehen ... ' #FotoVorschlag Zug über der Nine Arches Bridge, Sri Lanka

Your PhD could take you places: literally! 🌍✈️ Lukas Beiske (SFB, Project A03) is currently on a research stay in Sri Lanka. A little glimpse of the opportunities and experiences that come with being a researcher! This could be you. 👀 #thiscouldbeyou #phdlife #researchabroad #linguistics

Seated outside a church, Saradhadevi Thadcanamoorty recites four handwritten pages of names -- 124 husbands, fathers and brothers who vanished during Sri Lanka's civil war. u.afp.com/Sysi

Ben Jackson, der Prospektor aus dem Teufelsberg in Sri Lanka - ein sehr gelungenes Bild 📖 🤩

Rebecca @rebeccam31.bsky.social shares a wonderful cave in Sri Lanka for the AlphabetChallenge this week:

#BirdOfTheDay theme Alt. is #FemmeFatale; any female bird; Loten’s Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius) - female .. Or is it Nectarinia lotenia ? Hikkaduwa, sri lanka..

This manoeuvre seems common among fascisms and the object is truly fungible. In Sri Lanka, for example, it manifests as a "reverence" for Buddhism that requires suspending theory or practice: it's simply an image to be projected like a banner over the violence deployed ostensibly in its defence