POSTCARD N.160 - SRI LANKA

Postcard sent on the 26th August; received on the 4th September 2024

Postcard image: Pidurutalagala Mountain Range
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Ravindra keeps showing me how beautiful his country is, with postcards with images of the country's mountain ranges. Bohomȧ  sthoothi, friend!

This time  the featured mountains are those of the Pidurutalagala Mountain Range, which, as explained in the postcard legend, includes Sri lanka's highest mountain, the one that gives its name to the range - Pi durutalagala - which stands 2524 metres high, near the town of Nuwara-Eliya.

This time,  the featured mountains are those of the Pidurutalagala Mountain Range, which, as explained in the postcard legend, includes Sri Lanka's highest mountain, the one that gives its name to the range - Pidurutalagala - which stands 2524 metres high, near the town of Nuwara-Eliya.

- Dharmadasa Walpola (1927–1983), was a musician and singer, who is considered to be the most important male playback singer of the 50s and 60s, in Sri Lanka, have lent his voice to countless film soundtracks. 

Besides singing, Dharmadasa was also an accomplished multi-instrumentist, playing instruments as diverse as the flute, the harmonium, the violin or the tabla.

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his passing, Sri Lanka Post issued the 5 Rupee stamp on the postcard illustrated with Dharmadasa's portrait and a miniature of a flute and  a tabla, in the right lower corner.

- Another stamp of the mini-sheet comprising  20 x 50 Rupee circular stamps, dedicated to fruits and vegetables of Sri Lanka, issued on 15JUN2023, which I have already mentioned here in connection with other sendings by Ravindra. 

This time the stamp bears the illustration of an Okra plant  (Abelmoschus esculentus) which is cultivated in Sri Lanka for its edible fruit.

- The 15 rupee stamp with a taaffeite gem, Taaffeite being one of the rarest gemstone minerals in existence, is part of the 10 x 15 rupee mini-sheet, dedicated to gems of Sri Lanka, issued on 06NOV2021, which I have also already mentioned a propos another of Ravindra's postcards.

Postmark as usual, from PO Headquaters in Colombo.