Amazing Lanka – A photo Journey to the Island Nation in the Indian Ocean
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
Menikkadawara Fort of the Portuguese – මැණික්කඩවර බලකොටුවArcheology Department board of the Fort at Menikkadawara, stood on the side of the road, but hardly was there any other indication of an ancient site.A few shops and a sub post office made a very tiny bazaar. […]
Lenagala Rajamaha Viharaya in Dedigama – දැදිගම ලෙනගල රජමහා විහාරයThe history of the Lenagala Rajamaha Viharaya goes as far as early Anuradhapura period. It is the general belief that this temple was first built by king Wattagamini Abhaya, better known as king Walagamba (89-77 BC). […]
Beligala Sri Vijaya Sundararama Rajamaha Viharaya at Kegalle – කෑගල්ල බෙලිගල ශ්රී විජය සුන්දරාරාම රජමහා විහාරයAccording to historical records, Beligala Sri Wijaya Sundararama Rajamaha Viharaya popularly known as Beligala Rajamaha Viharaya is one of the places that the first 32 shoots of the Sri Maha Bodhi (Dethispala Maha Bodhi) was planted which dates this temple to pre christian era. […]
Robert Knox memorial at Lagundeniya – ගම්පොල ලැගුම්දෙනිය රොබර්ට් නොක්ස් ස්මාරකයIn 1908 a plaque had been placed at the place where Knox lived in Lagundeniya although the house no longer exists the plaque carved in block of stone is now a protected archaeological monument. […]
මාස්පොත අම්බලම – Maspotha AmbalamaMaspotha Ambalama is located at a distance of 4.5 km from Alawwa town and 5.7 km from Nelumdeniya on the Beligala road. Located in the edge of a beautiful paddy field, this ambalama is made of kabok stone and plaster. There is also a well nearby for Ambalama users. […]
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
බලංගොඩ බඹරගල ඇල්ල – Balangoda Bambaragala Ellaබලංගොඩ බඹරගල ඇල්ල සමහරුන් බඹරැල්ල ඇල්ල කියලත් සමහරු හඳුන්වනවා. බඹරගල ඇල්ල තියෙන්නේ දෙතනගල පැත්තේ මිනිස් වාසයෙන් තරමක් දුරින් නිසා මේ දිය ඇල්ල ගැන වැඩිදෙනා දන්නේ නෑ. […]
බලංගොඩ බටහේන ඇල්ල – Balangoda Batahena Ellaබටහේන ඇල්ලට ලඟා වීමට රත්නපුර වේවැල්වත්ත මාර්ගයේ බලංගොඩ ගුරුබාවිලගම වැල්ලගම හංදියෙන් දකුණු මාර්ගයේ කිලෝමීටර් 2ක් පමණ ගමන්කළ යුතුයි. මේ මාර්ගයේ අවසාන කොටස් ගූගල් සිතියමේ තාම ලකුණු වෙලා නෑ . නමුත් සැටලයිට් සිතියමෙන් සොයාගන්න පුළුවන්. […]
Gedaramada Ella (Ellegala Ella) Waterfall – ගෙදරමඩ ඇල්ල (ඇල්ලේගල ඇල්ල)Gedaramada Ella (Ellegala Ella) Waterfall is an 10 meter high quite wide waterfall hidden in the jungles off Thalagune. You need to find your way through the jungle paths to reach this fall. […]
Hunnasgiriya Bambaragan Oya Waterfall Cluster – හුන්නස්ගිරිය බඹරගන් ඔය දිය ඇලිThere are atleast 7 waterfalls in the Hunnasgiriya Bambaragan Oya waterfall cluster. These waterfalls vary from 10 meters to over 50 meter giants hidden from the main access routes. […]
Udadumbara Kahatagolla Waterfalls – උඩදුම්බර කහටගොල්ල දියඇලිHeight : Waterfall 01 : ~15 meters Waterfall 02 : ~05 meters Waterfall 03 : ~07 meters Waterfall 04 : ~15 meters Waterfall 05 : unknown District : Kandy Udadumbara lies on the Kandy – […]
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
Bandarawela Porogala View Point – බණ්ඩාරවෙල පොරෝගල නැරඹුම් ස්ථානයMahaulpotha is a charming little town 3.5 km off Bandarawela. Porogala viewpoint is an amazing viewpoint in Mahaulpotha little known to the general public. So named due the rock resembling a axe head, you coud have a clear view of Bandarawela, Kinigama, Diyathalawa, Heel oya, railway line and peaks of Nuwara Eliya. […]
Delft Island in Jaffna – ඩෙල්ෆ්ට් දූපතThe whole island of Delft is built on coral and limestone. The island is a typical remote Sri Lankan village. Simple housed built of coral and limestone, laid-back life and the most popular form of transport is bicycle. […]
Sand Dunes of Kavutharimunai in Pooneryn Peninsula – පූනරීන් කවුතරිමුනෙයි වැලිපරIf you take the lesser traveled route to Jaffna through Pooneryn, There are number of places which you could visit on the Sand Bar (Pooneryn Peninsula) below the Jaffna Peninsula. This land mass is […]
Keerimale (Keerimalai) Limestone Caves in Jaffna – යාපනය පෙරිය මන්ඩපම් හුනුගල් ගුහා සංකීර්ණයAn unkown small limestone cave can be found in Keeramale just before the Nakuleswaram Kovil near the freshwater spring. The cave lies in a bare land covered in scrub jungle just before the kovil. This is rather unknown and best obtain a villager to explore this site. […]
Periya Mandapam Limestone Caves in Jaffna – යාපනය පෙරිය මන්ඩපම් හුනුගල් ගුහා සංකීර්ණයThe limestone caves at Periya Mandapam is a true wonder of nature. A large open pit exposes a circle of caverns spreading in all directions. A large Tamarind (Siyambala) Tree stands at the center of the pit providing a natural roof for the caves. […]
ANCIENT IRRIGATION WONDERS OF SRI LANKA
විල්පත්තුව තුල කුඩාවිලච්චිය වැව හා නටබුන් – Kuda Vilachchiya Wewa and its Ruins inside Wilpattuමෝදර ගං ආරු ගංඟාවේ, තලාව ඔය යන අතු ගංගාවෙහි මහවිලච්චිය වැව පිහිටා ඇති අතර, නටබුන්ව පවතින කුඩාවිලච්චිය, මෝදර ගං ආරුවෙහි තවත් අතු ගංඟාවක් වූ ඉට්ටිකුලම ඇල හරහා ඉඳිව ඇත. මහාවිලච්චිය ජලාශය ඉදිකර ඇත්තේ වසභ රජු (ක්රි.ව. 67-111) විසින් බව විශ්වාස කෙරේ. […]
Panda Wewa – The First man made Reservoir in the World – ලොව මුල්ම අංග සම්පුර්ණ වැව වන පඬාවැව සහ එහි නටබුණ්Panda wewa, lying close to the ancient kingdom of Panduwasnuwara is believed to be the oldest man made reservior in the world built by King Panduwasdeva (504-474 BC) in 450 BC for irrigation as well as for daily use by the citizens of Panduwasnuwara. […]
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. […]
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
ගුරුගල්හින්න මෙගලිතික සුසාන භූමිය – Gurugalhinna Megalithic Burial Grounds1970 දශකයේ දී පුරාචිද්යා දෙපාර්තුමේන්තුවේ රාජා දසිල්වා විසින් ගුරුගල්හින්න ආශි්රත ව කැණීම් සිදු කර තිබෙන අතර එම සුසානය විද්යාත්මක ලෙස කාලනීර්ණය කර නොමැත. නමුත් එහි තිබෙන පූවරුවට අනුව මෙම සුසාන භූමිය ක්රිස්තු පූර්ව 7 වන සියවස හා ක්රිස්තු වර්ෂ 3 වන සියවස අතර භාවිතා කර ඇති බව සඳහන් වේ. […]
බලංගොඩ බෙලිගල්ලෙන ප්රාග් ඓතිහාසික ලෙන – Balangoda Beligallena Prehistoric Caveවිසිවන ශතවර්ෂයේ මුල් කාලයේදී රජයේ ප්රධාන ඛනිජ සම්පත් පර්යේෂකයා වූ පාර්සන්ස් (Parsons) විසින් බඹරබොටුව ආසන්නයේ දික්මුකලාන තේ වත්තේ පිහිටි බෙලිගල්ලෙන ලෙන කැනීමට ලක්කොට අඩි 8ක් ගැඹුරින් මිනිස් සැකිලි කොටස් කීපයක් අනාවරණය කොට ගෙන තියනවා. එමෙන් ම ලංකාවේ ප්රාග් ඓතිහාසික යුගයේ දි ශිලාමෙවලම් සඳහා මූලික වශයෙන් ක්වාට්ස් හා කහද පාෂාණ යොදාගෙන ඇති බව පෙන්වා දී තියනවා. […]
Mayakkai Prehistoric Limestone Caves in Jaffna – යාපනය මායක්කායි ප්රාග් ඓතිහාසික හිරිගල් ගුහාA couple of limestone caves in Mayakkai, Jaffna peninsula from which prehistoric stone hand axes have been discovered. No proper scientific research has been carried out at this site yet. […]
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. […]