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Precious stones are sieved and sorted before being sent to nearby Ratnapura for cutting and polishing.

Author: Michael Yamashita

©Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 18.4 Mpixels (52.7 MB uncompressed) - 5232x3519 pixels (17.4x11.7 in / 44.3x29.8 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: basket, gemstones, Marco Polo, men, Silk Road, Sri Lanka, stones, water

Gems are mined in water-filled pits and shafts, often deep and with their sides buttressed by wooden nails.

Precious stones are sieved and sorted before being sent to nearby Ratnapura for cutting and polishing.

In India, Chennai Province -Cows have been worshipped in India for 3500 years.