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Palm Seller Harvests Toddy in Sri Lanka
April 10, 2023
Kanthaiya Rasarathnam collects palm wine, also known as toddy, in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Rasarathnam, who has sold toddy for 49 years, says it is a dangerous but lucrative business. He prays to God, he says, as he climbs the trees.
Vijayatharsiny Thinesh, GPJ Sri Lanka