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Bundala birdwatch-Bundala National Park

October 13, 2010 2 Comments

Located about fifteen kilometers east of Hambantota (a similar distance west of Tissamaharama), Bundala National Park is one of Sri Lanka’s foremost destinations for birdwatchers, protecting an important area of coastal wetland famous for its abundant aquatic (and other) birdlife. The park is also home to significant populations of elephants, Marsh & estuarine crocodiles, [...]

Kirinda-small beautiful village,southern coast of Sri Lanka

October 13, 2010 3 Comments

Kirinda is a small but beautiful village on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, 10 km south of Tissa & close to Kataragama. It has a beautiful beach and a Buddhist shrine built on a huge round rock. The area is also close to the Great and Little Basses reefs which provide some of the [...]

Place to Visit Tissamaharama -Srilanka

October 13, 2010 7 Comments

Tissa Wewa Rainwater reservior North of the modern town lies the beautiful Tissa Wewa, an expansive artificial lake built by King Kavantissa in the 2nd century BC of the ancient southern kingdom of Ruhuna. The shore nearest the town is often busy with crowds of people bathing & flock of aquatic birds including bitterns, [...]

Tissamaharama-Travel Guide,History

October 12, 2010 2 Comments

Tissamaharama is a town in south-eastern Sri Lanka. It used to be the capital of the Sinhalese Kingdom of Ruhuna as early as the 3rd century B.C. Only few buildings from that period can still be seen today. The large artificial Tissa Wewa lake, which was a part of a sophisticated irrigation system, also [...]

Kataragama Popular places-Place to Visit Kataragama

October 12, 2010 1 Comment

The sacred pilgrimage site of the benevolent god. To Buddhists, this forest sanctuary is where the Buddha planted a sapling of the Sacred Sri Maha Bodhi tree of Anuradhapura, sanctifying the spot. To Hindus, Kataragama is the domain of the Hindu war god Skanda. Both Hindu & Buddhist communities believe that Hindu war god Kataragama [...]

Kataragama-most popular & most sacred pilgrimages sites of Sri Lanka

October 12, 2010 1 Comment

19km inland from Tissamaharama lies the small & remote town of Kataragama. Kataragama is one of most popular & most sacred pilgrimages sites of Sri Lanka. Like Adam’s Peak, it attracts Sinhalese Buddhists as well as Hindu Tamils. The adored site is visited by Muslims & Christians too. Destinations Km Colombo 238 Ratnapura 124 [...]

Kalu dodol(Delicious) -Hambantota

September 14, 2010 No Comment

Introduced to sri lanka by the Malays who migrated to Sri Lanka.It is made with coconut milk, jaggery, and rice flour, and is sticky, thick and sweet. It normally takes up to 8-9 hours to cook dodol. From the start till the end of the cooking process, the dodol must be constantly stirred in a big wok. [...]

Madunagala Temple-Ambalantota

September 14, 2010 No Comment

The Madunagala Vihare is situated a few miles away from Ambalantota, in the jungle. The journey takes about 30 minutes along the tarred road. A red dirt road leads to the temple about 12.5 kilometres away. The road winds in all directions and is joined frequently by other roads and choosing the correct road is near impossible [...]

Madunagala Hot Springs

September 14, 2010 No Comment

Madunagala Hot Springs is a wonderful creation of nature in all its natural beauty. Historically, these hot springs flowed into a natural water hole. The reason being that these thermal waters contain medicinal properties to cure ailments like skin eruptions and other rheumatic pains. Even our ancients, particularly the Buddhist monks living in ancient cave hermitages [...]

Ussangoda,Ambalantota-natural beauty and a designated archaeological site

September 14, 2010 1 Comment

Ussangoda is a place of natural beauty and a designated archaeological site, situated on the Colombo – Kataragama road near Nonagama in Hambantota District of Sri Lanka. It is also a nature reserve and is located in the southern turtle breeding zones. Ussangoda is a patch of high ground by the sea and spreads over a significant [...]