A monk with a parasol walks along the outer wall of Sri Dalada Maligawa, also known as the Temple of the Tooth. – Kandy, Sri Lanka – 1990

Near the Sinhalese town of Kegalle between Colombo and Kandy in Sri Lanka, Buddhist monks follow some believers who have invited them to eat. The monks must have eaten their last meal of the day before around 11 a.m. Breakfast is then served at dawn. - 1990

Historical street scene in Matara, Sri Lanka, from 1990. In the foreground, a Buddhist monk in traditional orange robes walks with a parasol. The vehicle pictured is a Morris Minor, a British small car produced between 1948 and 1971.

A Buddhist monk, recognisable by his traditional orange robe, walking along a street. He is also carrying a yellow shoulder bag and a black umbrella. The clothing is typical of Theravada Buddhism, which is mainly practised in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka. – Matara – 1990

Probably the best-known complex in Ranakpur is the 15th-century Adinath Temple, famous for its sophisticated architecture and rich sculptural decoration. It is the largest sacred building of Jainism, a religion founded by a contemporary of the Buddha which offers the prospect of liberation from the cycle of rebirth through good deeds. The temple consists of dozens of ‘chapels’ and hundreds of chiselled columns, each with its own unique ornamentation. As Jains are forbidden to kill living creatures, they are vegetarians. The monk in the picture is grinding yellow ochre; every visitor is entitled to an auspicious dot of this colour on their forehead. – 1990

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