සිරිපා පියුමේ රොන් සුණු තැවරී ගිමන් නිවන පවන් හමා ඒ… By ආචාර්ය ගාමිණී කාරියවසම් මෙම වසරෙහි නොවැම්බර් 26 දින එළඹෙන උඳුවප් පුන් පොහෝ දිනයෙන් ,බුදුරජාණන් වහන්සේගේ වම් පාද ස්පර්ශයෙන් පුජනීයත්වයට පත්වූ ශ්‍රී පාදස්ථානය වන්දනා කිරීමේ සමය ආරම්භවේ.සිරිපා පිනිපා කිරීම සහ ඒහා සබැදි සිරිත් විරිත් සිංහල බොදු ජන දිවිය හා ඉතා සමීපව බැදී පවතී. බෞද්ධ බැතිමතුන්ට මෙන්ම වෙනත් ලබ්ධිකයින්ටත් , සියැසින් දැක, නළලත තබා නැමදිය හැකි සිරි පතුලක් ජීවමානිතව පිහිටියේ අප දිවයිනේ පමණි. තිරුපති සහ මක්කම මුණි සිරිපා පහසින් පාරිශුද්ධවූ ස්ථානයන් බැව් පුරාවිද්‍යාත්මක සාධක මගින් තහවුරු කෙරේ.මෙම මුණි සිරිපා වන්දනා සමයේ, මුණි සිරි පද ලස හා සබැඳි,අප්‍රකට, ආශ්චර්යමත්,පුරා විද්‍යාත්මක පර්යේෂණයන් මඟින් තහවුරු වූ, තථ්‍ය තොරතුරු සමුදායක් විමසා බැලීම කෙරෙහි මසිත යොමු විය. මෙම ශාස්ත්‍රීය ලිපිය සැකසෙන්නේ එම නිරීක්ෂනයන් ආශ්‍රයෙනි. “සමනොළ මුහුල සිරිපද තබන මගුලට නික සල මහ සඟන ගෙන වඩින මුනිදුට පැහැදුල සුනිල් මැණිකෙන් කළ මන ලෙසට මනදොල පිරෙයි ගඟ සිරි සර දුටු තොපට” – හංස සංදේශය සමනළ මුහුලස සිරි පද ...
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Recent earth tremors in Sri Lanka-By DULIP JAYAWARDENA Source:Island – a critical review in relation with such activity in Tamil Nadu and the orogenesis of Himalayas based on a new theory of cratons and mobile belts in the Indian peninsular Former Director Geological Survey Department and retired Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations ESCAP There were recent reports of earth tremors in the Buttala and Wellawaya areas in Sri Lanka and statements made by local earth scientists failed to give any scientific explanations as regards such activity. An attempt is made to explain such activity in relation to seismicity in Sri Lanka compared to Tamil Nadu as well as the orogenesis of the Himalayas in relation to a new theory of cratons and fold belts in India and its extrapolation to Sri Lanka. ...
Apr 5, 2023
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View of Sri Pada from Lotus Tower Source : dailymirror ...
Relics of an era- BY MAHIL WIJESINGHE The Panavitiya Ambalama on four solid rock stones planted on the ground Source:Sundayobserver ‘Ambalama’ is a Sinhala word for a wayside rest-house. I first saw one when I was trekking to Sri Pada, (Adam’s Peak) with my grandmother in the latter part of the 1970s. I saw several buildings along the trek up to the peak where weary pilgrims stop over to take a respite from their long journey. Back in those days, pilgrimages and carters’ travels lasted weeks or even months. These long journeys were often by foot or by cart. Each carried his or her provisions and stopped for rest at Ambalamas constructed and designed as architecturally simple buildings for providing shelter to weary travellers free. It was also a place where travellers can rest, eat, wash and possibly stay overnight. Ambalama is closely linked with Sri Lankan culture and embedded ...
Dec 7, 2022
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When to visit Sri Lanka: the best times to go for the beach, the festivals, and to beat the crowds by LONELY PLANET From finding the sweet spot between the monsoons, to experiencing the liveliest cultural festivals, here are the best times to visit Sri Lanka © Cavan Images / Getty Images Source:.lonelyplanet.com If anywhere deserves the title of a true year-round destination then it’s Sri Lanka. Like neighboring Maldives, its proximity to the equator ensures pleasantly warm, stable temperatures whatever the season, while its annual dual monsoons means that while one side of the country is taking a soaking, the other is primed for afternoons on the beach. On top of this is a calendar chock-full of festivals and holidays, offering a unique cultural highlight for visitors almost every month. So whether you’re looking for the best time to hit the beach, spot wild elephants in a national park, hike to the summit of ...
Mar 14, 2022
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Serene heights-BY MAHIL WIJESINGHE Outside view of the cave Source:Sundayobserver There is so much to see, sense and hear of the mountain of Batatota where the mythical cave called Diwaguhawa is encased in thick jungle, on the slopes of Adam’s Peak Tea pluckers busily walk among the bushes in tea estates in the undulating mountain ranges. These mountain ranges stretch as far as eye can see. The Adam’s Peak or Sri Pada rises abruptly through the lower mountain ranges. The cool cascading streams flow through valleys. Mist and clouds cover the summits of the valleys. The sleepy village called Erathna, a mountainous hamlet close to Kuruwita, is enriched with natural beauty and wilderness. The village is on the mountain range of Adam’s Peak. One of the arduous routes to Adam’s Peak commences from Erathna. It leads to the summit through extreme wilderness and is most adventurous. Most young pilgrims to ...
Feb 10, 2022
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Wonder of wood carvings-by TEXT & PIX BY MAHIL WIJESINGHE The Panavitiya Ambalama stands on four solid rock stones planted on the ground at Matiyagane Source:Sundayobserver Ambalama’ is a Sinhala word for a wayside rest-house. I first saw one when I was trekking to Sri Pada, (Adam’s Peak) as a boy with my grandmother in latter part of 1970s. I saw several buildings along the trek up to the peak where weary pilgrims stop over to take a respite from their long journey. Ambalama was closely associated with the culture of Sri Lankan community. It was also a great necessity, which was embedded in their day-to-day life. On a long haul journey, people pull over at roadside hotels and rest houses to freshen up and have some tea. Those days, the weary travellers needed a place of refuge as they traversed various footpaths, which through long stretches of fields and ...
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Batadombalena Cave – journey into the past By Arundathie Abeysinghe Verdant vistas of spectacular mountains… Silver streams with crystal clear water…Cascading waterfalls…Huge trees towering into the green gloom of the surrounding…Icy cold streams flowing down the slopes… Tall trees covered with wild creepers creating weird shapes in the thick jungle similar to prehistoric monsters…Pools of water among the rocks home to diverse small fish, crabs and frogs… Biodiversity rich forests with endemic fauna and flora… Situated in close proximity to *Kuruwita about 90 kilometers from Colombo, Batadombalena Cave is the home of the prehistoric *‘Balangoda Man’ (Homo sapiens balangodensis) where the Caves reveal a significant landmark in human paleontology, the remains of prehistoric man. Situated below the rainforests of *Adam’s Peak, Batadombalena Cave is an archeological treasure trove. The Caves are located behind a gently cascading waterfall, a mesmerizing site. From the summit of the rock, a thin sheet ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Ampitiya Seminary: In the serene hills overlooking the Dumbara valley Source:-sundayobserver December is a holiday month for schoolchildren when many office workers also take their yearend holidays. However, the deadly Covid-19 pandemic has put an end to all this not only in Sri Lanka but around the world this Christmas season. The pilgrim trek to Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak) also begins this month and goes on till April. I recall a journey to Kandy during Christmas days somewhere in the early 1980s when I was an ardent reader and contributor to the now defunct Kalpana , a monthly Sinhala magazine popular among the Sinhala readers. The editor of the magazine, Gunadasa Liyanage did a fantastic cover story on the Ampitiya Seminary in Kandy in December, 1983, with a colourful cover picture of the building photographed on a cool mist-laden morning. Having seen the magazine, I nursed an ambition ...
Dec 13, 2020
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