Dilrukshi

                                                The magnificent sacred place Sri Padasthana The mountain is located in the southern reaches of the Central Highlands in the Ratnapura District and Nuwara Eliya district of the Sabaragamuwa Province and Central Province —lying about 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Ratnapura and 32 km (20 mi) southwest of Hatton. The surrounding region is largely forested hills, with no mountain of comparable size nearby. The region along the mountain is a wildlife reserve, housing many species varying from elephants to leopards, and including many endemic species. Adam's Peak is important as a watershed. The districts to the south and the east of Adam's Peak yield precious stones—emeralds, rubies and sapphires, for which the island has been famous, and which earned for it the ancient name o...

                                                           Pollution in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka generates 7000MT of solid waste per day with the Western Province accounting for nearly 60% of waste generation.  Each person generates an average of 1-0.4kg of waste per day.  According to the Waste Management Authority and the Central Environmental Authority, only half of the waste generated is collected. Responsibility of waste management Waste collection and disposal responsibilities are vested with the local authorities of the particular Divisional Secretariat, either a municipal council (as per the Municipal Councils Ordinance -1947), urban council (Urban Councils Ordinance – 1939) or local council (Pradeshiya Sabha Act – 1987). Provisions related to waste management and disposal, are...

                                                     The immortal star of the music industry The most famous is Wm. D. Amaradeva is a respected artist who nurtured the field of Sinhala music with North Indian Ragadhari music. Born in Moratuwa on December 5, 1927, Don Albert Perera, a short-lived carpenter from Wanakkuwatta, is best known in Sri Lanka as the famous singer and musician by his given name Amaradeva. Combining classical instruments such as the sitar, tabla and harmonium, he contributes Sinhala folk music and Bharatha folk music to his subject. Amaradeva was the youngest of a family of six children, born to Don Ginoris Perera and Maggie Weslina Mendis. As a child, Amaradeva received his musical inspiration from his father. His elder brother was also an Indian classical music teacher. Amaradeva was educated at the Sri Saddharmodaya Mixed S...

                                                       SINHALA TAMIL NEW YEAR Sinhalese New Year, generally known as Aluth Avurudda  in Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan holiday that celebrates the traditional New Year of the Sinhalese people in Sri Lanka. It is a major anniversary celebrated by not only the Sinhalese people but by most Sri Lankans. The timing of the Sinhala New Year coincides with the new year celebrations of many traditional calendars of South and Southeast Asia. The festival has close semblance to the Tamil New year and other South and Southeast Asian New Years. It is a public holiday in Sri Lanka. It is generally celebrated on 13 April or 14 April and traditionally begins at the sighting of the new moon.[5][6] According to Sinhalese astrology, New Year begins when the sun moves from Mee...

                                                  MY FEVORIT INSTRUMENT VIOLIN The violin is a four-stringed instrument. The violin is the smallest member of the stringed instrument family. Viola and cello also belong to this family. The violin is sometimes called the fiddle. The word may have originated from the central Latin word vitula and became violin across the Roman language. Vitula means stringed device. This word may have originated from the German word fiddle. This player is called a Violinist or Fiddler. The maker or repairman of the violin is called Luthier. The violin is said to have been invented in Europe, but it is also believed to have been created by King Rawana of Sri Ladana. King Rawana's Rawana harp was a one - time musical instrument and it is believed that it later evolved and later produced the violin after migrating across countries such ...

                                                                                             SINHARAJA FOREST                                                         Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a national park covering an area of ​​11,250 hectares in the range of 300-1170 m high in the Rakwana Range in the southwestern part of the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, bordering the Galle District. It has received international attention and has been declared a Biosphere Reserve and a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Part of the lowland rainfor...

                                                            SIGIRIYA  Sigiriya, Alakamandawa, Sinhapura, Giri Fort, Sinha Fort, Sinhagiriya, Sinha Balapura or Sinha Rock is a fort located in the Kimbissa village in the Dambulla Divisional Secretariat Division of the Matale District in the Central Province of Sri Lanka. At 200 meters (661 feet) high, the rock is a massive natural creation. AD Sigiriya has an ancient palace built by King Kasyapa in the 5th century. There is a story that while King Kasyapa was building the palace on the top of Sigiriya, the ruins of the palace of King Rawana were found. On the flat surface of the rock are the ruins of that palace. There is also a lion gate on the flat ground in the middle with mirrors with rough songs. The lower palace...

                                                                              VESAK FESTIVAL  Vesak is one of the most important festivals of Buddhism. The 15th day of the month of Vesak is the day on which many Buddhists celebrate this festival. Vesak Day covers all three aspects of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment and Pirinivan. In the Mahayana Buddhist traditions of India, the day is called Vaisakhi, a Sanskrit word similar to Vesak. The word Vesak is also the Sinhala form of the Pali word Visakha itself. The second month of the Hindu lunar calendar is called Vaishakh. There are many other names known as Vesak. They are known as Visakha Pooja, Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanthi in India, Bangladesh and Nepal, Visakha Bucha in Thailand and...