Sri
Lanka
Sri
Lanka is an Island in the Indian Ocean which has a history
well chronicled in the great scripture "Mahavamsa"
. It states historical events from the times of Lord Buddha
from around 550 BC and the chronicle was maintained from
the 3rd Century BC.
Scholar
Rhys David has stated that 'The Ceylon Chronicles would
not suffer in comparison with the best of the Chronicles,
even though so considerably later in date written in England
or in France'.
Sri
Lanka has been called by many names by the earlier travelers
to the Island and few to mention here are Sinhaladwipa,
Lanka, Taprobane, Serendib and Ceylon. It was also referred
as The Pearl of the Indian Ocean and the Tear drop of the
Indian Ocean.
Sri
Lanka has a land area of about 65,000 square kilometers
and approximately 16% of it is forest land. It is slightly
smaller than Ireland.
The
country has a tropical climate with a northeast monsoon
(December to March) and a southwest monsoon (June to October)
.
The
center of the island is the hill country and the low country
is the area surrounding it. The highest mountain is the
Pidurutalagala which is 2524 meters high .There are 103
rivers in Sri Lanka and the longest is the River Mahaweli
, which is 335 km long.
Sri
Lanka is the country which preserved Buddhism in the history
of almost 25 centuries after the Parinirvana of the Lord
Buddha. Today the Theravada Buddhism is very much vibrant
in this Island nation where 74% of the population are Buddhist
Sinhalese.The
heritage of Sri Lanka is unmatched to any other country
of the world mainly due to its association to the Buddhist
Culture. Kandy , Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa are the main
cultural cities and numerous other places are scattered
around the island.
The
Nature is the second greatest asset of the country and there
is abundance of wildlife still. The Government has kept
aside 13% of the land as Sanctuaries. There are famous National
Parks in the island,Yala and Vilpattu being the foremost.
Singharaja Forest is the most famous rain forest of the
country, situated in the south-west lowland wet zone of
Sri Lanka.
SriLankaView
web site
is a free modern day Armchair travelogue with Photographs,
on Sri Lankan
Architecture from around 3rd Century
BC , her History
and Nature Travel to
her ecological wonders.
Ancient
Cultural sites of Kandy, Anuradhapura, Mihintale, Kelaniya,
Polonnaruwa, Degaldoruwa, Hattikuchchi, Ridi Vihara, Sigiriya
Rock Fortress and Dambulla Cave Temple are included up to
now and more will follow in future.
Knuckles
Mountain Range, Sinharaja Rain Forest and Ritigala Strict
Nature Reserve are displayed under Nature Travel. The page
Flora of Sri Lanka covers many tree species found in forests
of Sri Lanka.
Under
Places of Interest, there appears places that are of importance
in historical, architectural and cultural values.
A
Weather Page with latest Satellite Weather Images will assist
anyone on real time weather on the island as well as the
Asian region.
Free
High Resolution Desktop Wallpapers for your PC on Sri Lankan
Nature and Cultural Sites are there to be downloaded
All
these sites are accompanied with hundreds of 800 x 600 resolution
Photographs with an accompanying essay on each Photograph
so that the visitor will be able to enjoy a tour from the
first to the last photograph in it's series.
the
detailed site description
Anuradhapura
Images
with descriptions of
Abayagiri
Stupa, Buddha Statues, Eth Pokuna, Famous Architecture,
Stone Bridge, Jetavana Stupa and Ruwanweli Stupa
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Dambulla Rock Cave Temple
Images
with descriptions of
Travel
,History,Devaraja Lena Temple, Maharaja Lena Temple, Alut
Vihara Lena Temple, Paccchima Vihara Temple, Devana Alut
Vihara Temple , Cave Layout plans and Inscriptions
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Degaldoruwa Temple
Images
with descriptions of
Temple
premises, Shrine Room, Wall Paintings, Buddha Images, Paintings
in Rock ceiling, Stupa and Bo Tree
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Hattikuchchi Temple
Images
with descriptions of
Caves
and Ponds, Chapter House, Image House, Hattikuchchi Rock
and Inscriptions, Hospital, Bodhigara, Vatadage,Cave Temple,
Pond on Rock Summit ,Balancing Rock and Site Map
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Kandy
Images
with descriptions of
Temple
of the Tooth Relic, Royal Palace, Audience Hall, Temples
of God Natha,Pattini, Vishnu and Kataragama, Kandy Lake
and Queen's Bathing pavilion
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Kelaniya Temple
Images
with descriptions of
Image
Houses[ earlier and recent] and Dageba, Kandyan era paintings,
Modern paintings, Bo Tree and the Court Yards
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Lankatilaka Temple
Images
with descriptions of
Location,
Stone Stairway, Main Temple and architecture, Bodhigharaya
and Siripatula image, Chetiya
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Mihintale
![Aradhana Dala [Mihintale Rock], Mihintale](Assets/Mihintale-1.jpg)
Images
with descriptions of
Ancient
Stairways, Monastery, Kantaka Chetiya, Kalu Diya Pokuna
and Sinha Pokuna [Pond]
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Polonnaruwa
Images
with descriptions of
Vatadage,
Lankatilake Image House, Gal Viharaya, Tivanka Image House
and Nissankamalla Council Chamber
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Knuckles Mountain Range
Images
with descriptions of
Route
from Kandy, through Rattota passing Riverston, Pitawela
Patana to Teligam Oya crossing
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Ritigala Nature Reserve
Images
with descriptions of
Route
from Maradankadawala, Ritigala archeological Site, Ruined
Pond, The Three Stone Circles, Ruined Buildings, The Nature
reserve and the Landscapes
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Up
Sinharaja Rain Forest
Images
with descriptions of
Route
from Colombo and Ratnapura, World Heritage Site Topographical,
Climatic, Ecological conditions
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Ridi Vihara
Images
with descriptions of
Route
from Kandy and Kurunegala, The Raja Maha Vihara , Gedige
Temple, Main Temple and Upper Temple
Image
Houses, and Sinhala Arts and Crafts
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Sigiriya
Images
with descriptions of
Route
from Colombo, History, Royal Pleasure Garden, Sigiriya Frescoes,
Mirror Wall, Lion Paw Stairway, Rock Summit and the Citadel
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Key words
from
about 2170 
Indexed pages
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Interactive
Site Map
showing
geographical locations
of
the sites.
Click
on the Place name to visit the Site
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