Unheated and untreated, pure, Ceylon
sapphires, Burmese rubies, Colombian emeralds, South Seas pearls,
Mediterranean & Japanese corals, Ceylon "noble" cat's eyes, Ceylon
hessonite garnets for Jyotish Vedic astrology, Ayurveda and healing
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Ratnapura heat treaters using the original and
unchanged
method of puffing a blowpipe to a charcoal, containing rough
sapphire. The rough was previously shelled in limestone balls. Usually,
some pink and purple-red rough is heated this way to
remove the bluish core. A process that takes from few minutes up to 3 hours...
Ratnapura cutter performing his art using
traditional techniques.
Sinhalese tailor
The Ratnapura clock tower. It is the main orientation point in the city.
Near this monument each morning from 7am to 9am a rough gem market takes
place.
Smiling shoe repairmen.
The Kalu Ganga outside Ratnapura. Notice some
bathers...
R.C., 20 years old,... dreaming of faraway
lands...
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Jasna Gems Co.
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extent of laws. All prices subjected to change without notice, due to
constant fluctuation of bank-notes, supply-demand of colored stones and gold
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