Global Press Journal Connections: The World in Photos

Koddady, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Kandaiah Sivajanam, 68, repairs bicycles at his workshop in Koddady, a village in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna district. Sivajanam has been a self-employed bike repairman for 35 years. The job helps him support his family of eight children.

Photo by Poongulaly Balagobalan

Birendranagar, Nepal

Ravi Gupta (right) makes cotton candy from sugarcane, during a trade fair to promote agricultural and cultural tourism in Birendranagar, Nepal. The candy, which sells for 25 Nepalese rupees (22 cents), is popular at fairs. This business sells more than 300 portions per day.

Photo by Yam Kumari Kandel

Manang, Nepal

Yaks graze in the Himalayan region of Manang, Nepal. Male yaks are bred for meat, which is usually dried for easy storage. Female yaks, called dri, are bred for meat and their milk, which is also used to make churpi, a traditional type of cheese.

Photo by Shilu Manandhar

Modara, Sri Lanka

Across the street from the Maha Kali Amman Kovil, a Hindu temple in Modara, a municipal ward in Colombo 15, Sri Lanka, Saraswathi, 65, reads the palm of Mindi Weerasinghe. Weerasinghe says she was amazed at how accurate Saraswathi was in telling her about her past and her struggles.

Photo by Nirasha Piyawadani

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir

Children play under the autumn shade of the chinar trees at Naseem Bagh, a garden on the University of Kashmir campus in Srinagar, a major city in Indian-administered Kashmir. In 1635, the ruler of the Mughal Empire planted 1,200 chinar saplings at Naseem Bagh, whose name means Garden of Breeze.

Photo by Raihana Maqbool

Karambakurichchi, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Vallikkodi Paramananthar gathers palmyra sprouts while harvesting her field in Karambakurichchi, a village on the Jaffna peninsula in Sri Lanka. This work is an ancestral tradition for Paramananthar, and it helps to provide for her family.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Paramsothy Kaliyugavarathan sells traditional oil lamps on the roadside in Jaffna, the capital of Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. Each lamp sells for about 50 Sri Lankan rupees (29 cents), earning Kaliyugavarathan 600 to 800 rupees ($3.48 to $4.64) per day. These traditional lamps are popular during Hindu religious holidays.

Photo by Poongulaly Balagobalan

Mannar, Sri Lanka

Farmers Kirusnapillai Nahulenthiran (left) and M.I. Alavudheen harvest their “short season” paddy in Mannar, a city in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. Once a year, during what is known as the “short season,” the government gives its agricultural land to farmers, so they can harvest and earn wages.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Manang, Nepal

Sukh Bahadur Gurung returns to his village, Khangsar, after delivering supplies to a hotel at the Tilicho Base Camp in Manang, Nepal. Gurung makes deliveries during the fall and spring, when trekkers visit Tilicho Lake.

Photo by Shilu Manandhar

Thorong La Pass, Nepal

A cyclist crosses Thorong La Pass, which has an altitude of 5,416 meters (17,769 feet), from Besisahar to Pokhara in Nepal. The journey takes 10 to 12 days by bike.

Photo by Shilu Manandhar

Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

In Vavuniya, a district in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, students from the Empowerment Campus of Social, Economical and Environmental Developers, or SEED, perform a street drama advocating against child abuse. The drama’s theme was, “We, today’s elders, were yesterday’s children; protecting children and [encouraging] them to move forward is our responsibility.” SEED was organized in 1996 to aid those affected by Sri Lanka’s lengthy civil war.

Photo by Thayalini Indrakularasa

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Visakan Perinpanathan, 26, and his father sculpt statues of Hindu gods at their workshop in Jaffna, a city in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. Perinpanathan has pursued his family’s craft for eight years.

Photo by Poongulaly Balagobalan

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Cobbler Iyanaar Uthayakumar, 42, repairs a shoe while sitting next to a bus terminal in Jaffna, a city in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. Uthayakumar, who has worked as a cobbler for 10 years, earns about 1,200 Sri Lankan rupees ($7) per day to support himself, his wife and three children.

Photo by Vijayatharsiny Thinesh

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir

Mohammad Kamaal Dar, 65, uses a weighted net to catch fish at Dal Lake in Srinagar, a major city in Indian-administered Kashmir. Dar, who has been a fisherman for 40 years, sells each kilogram (2.2 pounds) of fish for 250 to 350 Indian rupees ($3.40 to $4.75).

Photo by Aliya Bashir

Sornapuri, Sri Lanka

Children from Sornapuri village in Sri Lanka laugh and play on the side of a road.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Vocational students gather to play elle, a popular Sri Lankan sport similar to baseball, at the VICTA Empowers Elle Championship Sports event in Vavuniya, a district in northern Sri Lanka.

Photo by Thayalini Indrakularasa

Kathmandu, Nepal

A member of the Newar community in Kathmandu, Nepal, performs a Lakhe dance during the weeklong Indra Jatra festival, which celebrates Indra, the Hindu god of rain. A Lakhe is a demon in Nepalese folklore.

Photo by Kalpana Khanal

Upper Mustang, Nepal

Horses in Namashung, a village in Nepal’s Upper Mustang region, wear cushioned saddles made from cloth with traditional Tibetan designs. Most families in this area own horses. Aside from using them for transportation, the locals hire them out to tourists.

Photo by Shilu Manandhar

Madukkulam, Sri Lanka

Young people train in Silambattam, a traditional Tamil martial art, at the Sri Muthumariamman Temple in Madukkulam, a village in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. The training was arranged by Pasumaikkana Puratchi Iyakkam, a local organization that aims to restore this traditional martial art.

Photo by Thayalini Indrakularasa

Upper Mustang, Nepal

Truck driver Ram Tamang (center) and his colleagues attempt to free a truck stuck in the Kagbeni Khola, a river in the Kagbeni village in Upper Mustang, Nepal. Water levels rose after the rains of the summer monsoon season.

Photo by Shilu Manandhar

Nallur, Sri Lanka

Muniyasamy Rasenthiram works at his family’s shop in Nallur, a suburb of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Rasenthiram, who has been making clay pottery for 30 years, is paid about 3 to 5 Sri Lankan rupees (2 or 3 cents) per item.

Photo by Poongulaly Balagobalan

Tangbe, Upper Mustang, Nepal

Rinzen Tsecho (left) and Kumari Roka Magar separate seeds from locally grown apricots in Tangbe, a village in Upper Mustang, Nepal. They give the fruit to their cattle and make cooking oil from the seeds.

Photo by Shilu Manandhar

Mannar, Sri Lanka

Velan Rajenthiran repairs slippers on the roadside in Mannar, a town in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province. Rajenthiran, who started this business two years ago, fixes torn footwear, leather bags and umbrellas.

Photo by Vetrichelvi Chandrakala

Kathmandu, Nepal

Buddhist devotees practice kora, the tradition of walking around a stupa, or shrine, while chanting prayers and using prayer beads, at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. The Buddhists who come to the stupa usually participate in kora in the morning or evening.

Photo by Shilu Manandhar

Connected

Sort by

Location

Topics

Editor's Choice

Koddady, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Birendranagar, Nepal

Manang, Nepal

Modara, Sri Lanka

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir

Karambakurichchi, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Mannar, Sri Lanka

Manang, Nepal

Thorong La Pass, Nepal

Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir

Sornapuri, Sri Lanka

Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Kathmandu, Nepal

Upper Mustang, Nepal

Madukkulam, Sri Lanka

Upper Mustang, Nepal

Nallur, Sri Lanka

Tangbe, Upper Mustang, Nepal

Mannar, Sri Lanka

Kathmandu, Nepal