The Perfect craftsmanship of the ancients at Gal Viharaya – Polonnaruwa
The solid rock Hetadage Dalada Maligawa of the Polonnaruwa Kingdom
The Elephant Gathering at Minneriya National Park
Novice monks on a field visit to the gigantic Yudaganawa Stupa in Buttala.
built before Christ, the stupa house at Medirigiya is one of the best examples of such architecture demonstrating the ability of the ancients to form the rocks them as easily like wood.
The misty Duwili Ella waterfall at Kaltota
Mahiyangana Stupa, built on the very spot blessed by the Buddha’s presence is the first stupa to be built during the time of Buddha around 5th century BC
Fresh vegetables straight out of the fields of Nuwara Eliya
A lone tusker takes a walk along a waterhole at Yala National Park
A leopard hides in a shade after a hefty meat at Yala National Park
A group of Elephants Taking a dip in a partially dried up water hole before retiring for the day at Udawalawe National Park
Early in the morning a peacock calling for a mate at Udawalawe National Park
Sri Lanka has a documented history that spans over 3,000 years, but there are facts to suggest that Sri Lanka had pre-historic human settlements dating back to at least 125,000 years. Its geographic location and deep harbors made it of great strategic importance from the time of the ancient Silk Road through to World War II. Sri Lanka is a diverse country, home to many religions, ethnicities and languages. It is the land of the Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Tamils, Moors, Indian Tamils, Burghers, Malays, Kaffirs and the aboriginal Vedda. Sri Lanka has a rich Buddhist heritage, and the first known Buddhist writings of Sri Lanka, the Pāli Canon, dates back to the Fourth Buddhist Council in 29 BCE.
The purpose of this site is to create a deeper awareness of all the attractions of Sri Lanka thus develop a richer appreciation of what our ancestors and nature has provided us with.
SRI LANKA IS HOME TO ONE OF OLDEST CIVILIZATIONS IN THE WORLD WITH A WRITTEN HISTORY COVERING THE LAST 2600 YEARS.
SRI LANKAN CIVILIZATION WAS NATURED AND NOURISHED BY BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY AND WAS BUILT ON A THEME KNOWN AS “WAWAI DAGOBAI, GAMAI PANSALAI” WHICH SIMPLY MEANS EVERY VILLAGE CONSISTED OF A IRRIGATION TANK, A BUDDHIST TEMPLE AND A STUPA.
HERITAGE OF SRI LANKA
Metiyagane Mayurawathi Rajamaha Viharaya – මැටියගනේ මයුරාවතී රජමහා විහාරයDambadeniya Metiyagane Mayurawathi Rajamaha Viharaya is an ancient cave temple on the Dambadeniya - Narammala road just 4 km from Dambadeniya. Based on the dating of inscriptions found at the temple the history of the temple goes at least back to the 1st century. […]
Historic Balana Kadawatha Kos Gasa – බලන කඩවත කොස් ගසThis historic Jack tree known as the Kadawatha Kos Gasa is the only reminder of the entrance to the Kandyan Kingdom through the Balana route. Historic documents states that the tax officers of the king used to rest under this tree. […]
Ihalakotte Sangaraja Lena – ඉහලකෝට්ටේ සංඝරාජ ලෙන (සඟරජලෙන)An unappreciated cave hidden along the railway line and close to the Ihalakotte Station where the great Sangaraja Welivita Sri Saranankara Thero lived as an young samanera after the death of his teacher was killed by king Narendrasinghe […]
Nathagane Ancient Cave Temple Complex Ruins – නාථගනේ පුරාණ ලෙන් විහාරය නටබුන්The mountain range of Nathagane had acted as a Monastery, Temple, Fortification and a place complex since the 2nd-3rd century BC. A large number of caves can be found with remains of ancient buildings at this mountain range. […]
Hambegamuwa Purana Rajamaha Viharaya – හම්බේගමුව පුරාණ රජමහා විහාරයHambegamuwa Purana Rajamaha Viharaya is an ancient viharaya adjoining Hambegamuwa reservoir with a large ancient stupa and stone ruins of an ancient Aramaic complex. […]
WILDLIFE IN SRI LANKA
Kande Ela Forest Park – කන්දේ ඇල වනෝද්යානයDriving past the picturesque road to Horton Plains from Nuwara Eliya, just has you pass Kande Ela reservoir you will come across the Kande Ela Forest Park (aka Kande Ela Forest Garden), an forested area developed for education purposes by the Department of Forest Conservation. […]
Kokilai Lagoon Sanctuary – කෝකිලායි අභය භූමියKokkilai Lagoon is partly surrounded by mangrove swamps and sea grass beds. The surrounding area includes cultivated land, scrub and open forests. Numerous varieties of water and wader birds are found in the sanctuary including cormorants, ducks, egrets, flamingoes, herons, ibis, pelicans and storks. […]
Nilgala Conservation Forest Area – නිල්ගල වනාන්තරයNilgala Forest which is lowland tropical dry mixed evergreen forest lies on the boarders of the Senanayake Samuraya covering area which the Gal Oya River falls in to the reservoir. […]
Weheragala Reservoir and Archeological Ruins – වෙහෙරගල වැව හා පුරා විද්යා ස්මාරකThe Weheragala Reservoir was built in 2009 by damming the Menik Ganga at Weheragala to store and divert the excess water of Menik Ganga to Lunugamvehera Reservoir to supplement the water collected from Kirindi Oya. […]
Whale watching in Sri LankaWhile the world was counting whales elsewhere a small population of whales around Sri Lanka, was growing unseen and unchecked by everybody due to the 30 years of old terrorist war. […]
WATERFALLS OF SRI LANKA
Meeyan Ella waterfall – මීයන් ඇල්ලThe 30 meter high Meeyan Ella waterfall has been split in to two by the British during the construction of the Colombo Kandy railway to avoid building a tunnel through the Alagalla mountain. […]
Mandaramnuwara Kabaragala Ella waterfall – මන්දාරම්නුවර කබරගල ඇල්ලThis large Kabaragala Ella waterfall lies inside the Kabaragala Estate off Elamulla in Mandaramnuwara. To reach the waterfall you need to hike for about 1 hour through the estate. […]
Mandaramnuwara Udawela Ella waterfall – මන්දාරම්නුවර උඩවල ඇල්ලThis undocumented Udawela Ella waterfall lies in Mandaramnuwara which can be reached from Padiyapelella, the road dotted with number of waterfalls. This small waterfall is hidden from view from the road. […]
Kalutara Deiyagala Ella Falls – කළුතර වලල්ලාවිට දෙයියාගල ඇල්ලThe Deiyagala Ella Waterfall in Kalutara lies in the eastern border of the Paniyawela Mukalana in the Yagirala Forest in Walallawita DS division. The fall is fed by a stream flowing through the virgin forest of Yagirala with crystal clear water creating a number of pools. […]
Kalutara Thotas Ella Falls – කළුතර වලල්ලාවිට තොටස් ඇල්ලThe Thotas Ella Waterfall in Kalutara lies in the eastern border of the Paniyawela Mukalana in the Yagirala Forest in Walallawita DS division. The fall is fed by a stream flowing through the virgin forest of Yagirala with crystal clear water creating a number of pools. […]
CONSIDERED THE LOST PARADISE BY ANCIENT TRAVELERS DUE TO WHAT NATURE HAS OFFERED IN FORM OF PRISTINE BEACHES TO ROMANTIC LANDSCAPES GOVERNED BY RISING MOUNTAINS, LUSH FORESTS, TANKS AS LARGE AS OCEANS AND ROAMING ANIMALS, SOME MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS WHO FIRST LANDED IN SRI LANKA BELIEVED THAT THEY HAVE DISCOVERED THE ORIGINAL GARDEN OF EDEN.
NATURE AND OTHER ATTRACTIONS OF SRI LANKA
Baker’s Bend Viewpoint at Nonpareil Estate – නොන්පෙරියල් වත්ත බේකර් වංගුවBaker's Bend is one of the many amazing view point in the hill country in Sri Lanka. This is a horse shaped bend inside Nonpareil Estate on the route to the Nagarak Bunglow. […]
Kallebokka – Upper Division 360° View Point – කැලෑබොක්ක කන්ද නැරඹුම් ස්ථානයKelebokka is an estate bordering Knuckles belonging to the Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation. At hill at the Upper Division of the estate is a place where you can have a 360º view of the whole area including the Knuckles range. […]
Arthur’s Seat Viewing Deck in Kandy – මහනුවර ආතර්ස් සීට් නැරඹුම් වේදිකාවArthur's Seat is an view point rarely visited by Sri Lankans which lies right at the heart of Kandy. The view point lies 1790 feet (545 meters) above the sea level overlooking the city of Kandy 800 meters on Rajapihilla Mawatha. […]
Hulangala Mini Worlds End at Selagama – සේලගම හුලංගල කුඩා ලෝකාන්තයIn addition to the popular World's end at Horton Plains, there are number of lesser known precipices with spectacular view of surrounding area. Called mini worlds ends, they are Madulsima Pitamaruwa, Pitawala Pathana , Deanston in Hunnasgiriya and Hulangala in Selagama. […]
Alluring but Deadly Rangala Natural Pool – සුන්දර නමුත් මරණයට අත වනන රංගල ස්වාභාවික තටාකයThis natural pool at Rangala was popular topic in Social Media at one time in 2017. Dazzling photos […]
ANCIENT IRRIGATION WONDERS OF SRI LANKA
Pavakkulama (Pavatkulama) Reservoir in Vavuniya – වව්නියාවේ පාවක්කුලම වැවPavakkulama Reservoir is the largest ancient reservoir found in Vavuniya district. According to a notice board installed by the Irrigation Department, Its embankment is 10,364 feet (3.2 km) long and has a gross capacity of 27,000 acre feet (33 million cubic meters). […]
Iratperiyakulama Reservoir – ඊරට්ටපෙරියකුලම (ඉරට්පෙරියකුලම) වැවThe Iratperiyakulama Wewa (reservoir) is the second largest reservoir in the Vavuniya district second only to Maha Pawakkulama Wewa which was created by joining Pawakkulama Wewa and the Ulukkulama Wewa. […]
Ancient Mamaduwa Wewa – වව්නියාවේ මාමඩුව වැවThe massive Mamaduwa reservoir with a 2km long embankment was built in the 6th century by king Aggabodhi I and has been renovated by many kings thereafter. […]
Tampitiya Reservoir Ancient Bisokotuwa and Sluice in Mahaoya – මහඔය ටැම්පිටිය වැව පුරාණ බිසෝකොටුව සහ සොරොව්වTempitiya Reservoir is credited to king Saddhatissa (137-119 BC) of Anuradhapura kingdom and said to have been restored by the British in 1838 making it one of the first ancient reservoirs to be restored by the British in the Ampara District. […]
Mutukelina Wewa and the Observation Point in Kandy – මහනුවර මුතුකෙලින වැවThis one of the hidden jewels that Kandy which managed escape the average traveler. The Mutukelina Wewa lies in a tranquil background surrounded by mountains about 17 km away from Kandy town, The tank lies 1000 meters above sea level and is small with a surface area of about 15,000 square meters. […]
IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT THE FIRST SETTLERS FROM INDIA HAD REACHED SRI LANKA AT LEAST AS EARLY AS ONE MILLION YEARS AGO – PERHAPS EARLIER.
BY ABOUT 125,000 BP IT IS CERTAIN THAT THERE WERE PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENTS IN SRI LANKA FROM THE EVIDENCE DISCOVERED AT BUNDALA. NUMBER OF CAVE SITES HAS BEEN DISCOVERED WITH EVIDENCE OF PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENTS HAS BEEN FOUND AROUND THE COUNTRY.
PREHISTORIC SRI LANKA
Agbopura Megalithic (Sumerian) Ancient Burial Site – අග්බෝපුර මෙගලිතික (සුමේරියන්) ආදි මානව සුසාන භූමියThe Megalithic Burial Ground at Agbopura in Vavuniya district was first discovered in 1970s and it was reported at almost 100 burials have been discovered spread over an area of 25 acres. […]
Haldummulla Prehistoric Canoe Burial Site – හල්දුමුල්ල ආදී මානව සුසාන භූමියA pre historic burial site discovered 2011 which is believed to be dating to 14th century BC. 5 clay burial canoes were discovered on the narrow access road to of Hadummulla Tamil School. […]
Minuwangoda Dewapola Prehistoric Canoe Burial Site – මිනුවන්ගොඩ දෙවලපොල ආදී මානව සුසාන භූමියThe Prehistoric Burial Site of Dewalapola in Minuwangoda was discovered in 2016 on the premises of […]
Uda Ranchamadama Prehistoric House Site – උඩ රංචමඩම ආදී මානව නිවාසයRanchamadama is a remote village in Kolonna area which unheard by many until early 2000’s, […]
Ranchamadama Prehistoric Canoe Burial Site – රංචමඩම ආදී මානව සුසාන භූමියA pre historic burial site discovered in the early 2000's which has been dated to 14th century BC. 6 clay burial canoes and 2 burial pits were discovered by the Archaeologists in 2007. […]
