Story: Sri Lankans

Page 5. All images & media

18th century map of Ceylon (Sri Lanka)

Ceylon tea

Tea advertisement, 1917

The Tamil Bell

Dental nurses from Ceylon

Sri Lankans in New Zealand

Dr Upali Manukulasuriya with a young patient

Sri Lankan festivals

Sri Lankans at a multicultural festival

Tamil harvest festival celebration, 1989

Nancy Swarbrick, Sri Lankans, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/22465/media (accessed 13 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2024.