This is Chintaka and his friend, taken at Mihintale, the place where Buddhism was brought to Sri Lanka by King Ashoka's son... These two school boys are from a local village and approached me and asked me to take their photograph and mail it to them which I have since done... One has to climb the rock on the steps at background numbering some 1200 to reach the top of the Mihintale shrine. As a mark of respect everyone removes their footwear on holy ground.