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SENSE OF PLACE - SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka (/sriːˈlɑːŋkə/, /sriːˈlæŋkə/ or i/ʃriː ˈlɑːŋkə/;[6][7] Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකාව, śrī laṃkāva, Tamil: இலங்கை, ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon (/sɨˈlɒn/, /seɪˈlɒn/, or /siːˈlɒn/), Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest.

Sri Lanka has a documented history that spans over 3000 years.[8] Its geographic location and deep harbours made it of great strategic importance from the time of the ancient Silk Road[9] through to World War II.[10] Sri Lanka is a diverse country home to many religions, ethnicities and languages.[11] It is the land of the Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamils, Moors, Indian Tamils, Burghers, Malays, Kaffirs and the aboriginal Vedda.[12] Sri Lanka has a rich Buddhist heritage, and the first known Buddhist writings were composed on the island.[13] The country's recent history has been marred by a thirty-year civil war which decisively but controversially[14] ended in a military victory in 2009.[15]

Esala Perahera (the festival of the tooth) is the grand festival of Esala held in Sri Lanka. It is very grand with elegant costumes. Happening in July or August in Kandy, it has become a unique symbol of Sri Lanka. It is a Buddhist festival consisting of dances and nicely decorated elephants. There are fire-dances, whip-dances, Kandyan dances and various other cultural dances. The elephants are usually adorned with lavish garments. The festival ends with the traditional 'diya-kepeema'. 

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Teoh Peng Kee

He has more than 18 years of experience promoting the EOS system for Canon Malaysia and Canon SSEA regional office. He was also selected as the EOS Master Canon Asia Pacific and as a speaker for the National and South South East Asia and India continent EOS Pro Seminar. His nature of work enabling him to travel and step on various places that have rich cultural background and meet different people during his trip. 

He is known as the "Walking Dictionary" for the EOS System among the photography community and industry. He often shares his knowledge, skills and experience with others at various workshops and seminars and he is also act as chief imaging consultant at Canon EOS Boutique Subang Jaya in Selangor, Malaysia.


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