Monday, March 31, 2014

Vesak in Sri Lanka

Vesak is considered as both a religious and cultural festival in Sri Lanka. It is celebrated on the day of the full moon in May. Vesak Day is one of the biggest days of the year in the Buddhist calendar and is celebrated by Buddhists all over the world. Buddhists commemorate the important...

Peradeniya Botanical Garden

Royal Botanical Garden, Peradeniya is situated about 5.5 km to the west from the city of Kandy in the Central Province of Sri Lanka and attracts 2 million visitors annually.[1] It is renowned for its collection of a variety of orchids. It includes more than 4000 species of plants, including of...

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Arankele Monastery in Sri Lanka

Huge trees, creepers and stone pillars scattered around Arankele speak of an intriguing civilisation, a bygone era, while rare species of insects, found in abundance, tell of a rich, biological heritage. However, Arankele is not an old kingdom or a palace which once sheltered a mighty king. ...

World's End (Horten Place)

Horton Plains National Park is a protected area in the central highlands of Sri Lanka and is covered by montane grassland and cloud forest. This plateau at an altitude of 2,100–2,300 metres (6,900–7,500 ft) is rich in biodiversity and many species found here are endemic to the region. This region...

Gems ln Sri Lanka

Rathnapura, the city of Gems  Rathnapura as its name implies had been centre of a long-established industry of precious stone mining and had been hailed for its precious rubies and sapphire even back in the first century AC.  Being the central city of the Sabaragamuwa province Rathnapura...

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Furniture in Sri Lanka

Singhe Furnitures, a well known name in Sri Lankan furniture industry comes with a 35 year proud history. It is renowned for its unmatched quality and service assuring you value for money with every purchase you make. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide a service that is tailored, experienced...

Handicrafts In Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka handicrafts are of a history that runs back to millenniums. Production of Sri Lanka’s handicrafts, with the exception of Jewelry, is essentially a cottage industry: products are turned out making use of natural raw materials by means of time tested age-old techniques. The traditional skills...

Brass Work In Sri Lanka

Kandy is famous for quality artistic brasswork in Sri Lanka. Experts in traditional brasswork live in Daulagala, Handessa, Pamunuwa, and Pilimatalawa areas in Kandy. They use wrought and cast techniques to produce different types of brass items. Bowls, tea sets, decorative items and ornaments...

Sunday, March 23, 2014

Adam's Bridge (Rama's Bridge)

 Adam's Bridge (Tamil: ஆதாம் பாலம் ātām pālam), also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu (Tamil: இராமர் பாலம் Irāmar pālam, Sanskrit: रामसेतु, rāmasetu),[1] is a chain of limestone shoals, between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the southeastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India,...

Sri lanka Highterest village

Shanthipura is the highest village in Nuwara Eliya. If you want go to the shanthipura you should go through the Nuwara Eliya – Kandy Road. There is the Place called Kalapura in Shanthipura. In Kalapura there is a Stage for see the surrounding of the Nuwara Eliya town. You can see Pidurutalagala,...

Wild Life In SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka is ranked amongst the world’s twenty five biodiversity hot spots. As a country with high rate of endemism  it has many faunal groups  including birds , mammals , reptiles and amphibians which you can not find anywhere in the world. It is world  renowned  as one...