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eLanka Newsletter – 11th August 2021 – 4th Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “LOCKDOWN LARRIKINS” – By Des Kelly UDULA BANDARA CROWNED WINNER in Sri Lankans Got Talent in NZ (SLGT in NZ) Washington will continue to support Lanka’s fight against Covid-19 Celebrating 206 years of proud existence AP appoints Daisy Veerasingham as agency’s president and CEO By DAVID BAUDER Sri Lankan Village Food 🇱🇰 FARMER’S LOTUS LEAF LUNCH + UNIQUE New Year Food in Sri Lanka!! 2021 Sri Lanka Day Expo & Parade Goes Global The Flow Eternal – by Oscar E V Fernando Baila Sadaya ( බයිලා සාදය ) – Musical Programme FLIGHT OF THE DOUBLE SUNRISE-by – Capt. Elmo Jayawardena Apostolic Warranty – by Lakshman Navaratne Health guidelines for funerals,Wedding ceremonies REVISED Delta ‘Breakthrough’ infections becoming noticed-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Kaleidoscope with Savithri ...

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eLanka Newsletter – 8th August 2021 – 3rd Edition – Sri Lankans In Australia Click here or on the image below to read this week’s elanka Newsletter “THE GREAT ALEXANDER MOB” – by Des Kelly Sunil Perera of The Gypsies Band ( Sri Lanka’s most famous band) tests COVID-19 positive Sunil Perera of The Gypsies Band ( Sri Lanka’s most famous band) tests COVID-19 positive Associated Press Names Daisy Veerasingham as New President and CEO By – Lindsey Ellefson Kerrigan La-Brooy Unstoppable! eLanka Website Designs – Delivers another highly successful web project for MGlobal Data Analytics Memory – by Oscar E V Fernando Aussie Lankans’ donations flow for COVID project sans politicos back home-By Namini Wijedasa Memories are made of this- A tribute to the Music Scene of the 60’s Colombo compiled by; Prins James Alagaratnam- Toronto ‘Miss, Peter can run’: The chance school carnival event that uncovered an Olympian ...

Aug 8, 2021 Posted by In Articles, eLanka Newsletters Tagged , , ,
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Yudaganawa – largest stupa in the south and east of Sri Lanka By Arundathie Abeysinghe Yudaganawa Stupa popularly known as Kinkini Stupa is located in proximity to Buttala about 46 kilometers on the scenic *Ella – Wellawaya Road.  This large stupa has a circumference of 317 meters and dates back to the second century BC. The stupa is built halfway and there is a small stupa on it.  According to *Mahawamsa (ancient chronicle of Sri Lanka), there had been a battle between *Prince Dutugemunu and his brother *Prince Saddha Tissa after the death of their father *King Kavantissa (205-161 BC who ruled the Kingdom of *Ruhuna). According to folklore, this battle had taken place in the vicinity of Yudaganawa Temple. Prince Saddha Tissa has been in hiding in this temple in fear of his brother Prince Dutugemunu. Yudganawa also known as Yuddhaganawa (in Sanskrit means “Yuddha” for war and “gana” ...

Aug 5, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged , , , , ,
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Rajagala – magnificence of Sri Lanka’s prehistoric era By Arundathie Abeysinghe   Sri Lanka is a small island state in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), strategically located at the crossroads of major shipping routes to South Asia, the Far East as well as the continents of Europe and America. Located southeast of the Indian subcontinent with a total area of 65,610 square kilometers, this tiny island with its misty mountains, gushing waterfalls, rolling carpets of green tea, pristine beaches, wildlife parks as well as historic and prehistoric archaeological sites make Sri Lanka an attractive tourist destination for travelers all over the world. Located in Rajagalatenna in the Eastern Province, Rajagala (The Monarch’s Rock) or Rajagalatenna is a magnificent prehistoric site of immense archaeological value, yet, rarely visited by local and foreign tourists. Located 1,038 feet (approximately 316 meters) above sea level, Rajagala is situated in a sparsely populated area. Located ...

Jul 23, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged , , , ,
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Strategic significance of Trincomalee Harbor By Arundathie Abeysinghe   Located on the East Coast of Sri Lanka, in *Trincomalee, approximately 350 kilometers north of the key East-West shipping lanes of the Indian Ocean, Trincomalee Port is formed by a large natural deep-water harbor, the fifth largest natural harbor as well as one of the finest natural harbors in the world. It is the most valuable asset of Sri Lanka. According to historical data in *Mahawamsa, the great Chronicle, Trincomalee Port had been first occupied in the 5th century and was known as “Gokanna”.  Trincomalee Harbor has been a sea port from the period of ancient Sri Lankan Kings and has attracted sea farers such as Marco Polo and Ptolemy as well as Sea Traders from China and East Asia. As such, during early and medieval period, sailing ships had found a haven in Trincomalee Port. Situated on a peninsula in ...

Jul 15, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged , , , ,
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Rajapihilla in Kandy – royal resplendence of yesteryear By Arundathie Abeysinghe   Located about two kilometers away from Kandy City, Royal Bath (Rajapihilla in Sinhala) is the royal spout where Kandyan Kings (during the Kandyan Kingdom) have bathed whenever they wanted to bathe outside the premises of the Royal Palace. According to legends, King Weera Parakrama Narendrasinghe (1707 – 1739 AD, the last Sinhalese King of Sri Lanka) had ordered to build this open-air bath stone basin made of granite on a six-foot (approximately 1.8 meters) tall granite pillar. There are three spouts in the stone basin to let out water (from the basin). The water for the bath was taken from the Rajapihilla canal that flows through the *Dunumadalawa Forest Reserve. The kings had been brought to this location from the Royal Palace in a *palanquin by palace workers. According to legends, during the Kandyan Kingdom, there had also been a room for ...

Jul 8, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged , , , ,
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Moon Plains – aura of magical splendor in Central Highlands By Arundathie Abeysinghe Situated about nine kilometers from Nuwara Eliya town, Sandatenna (translated as Moon Plains) is an epitome of pristine beauty in the Central Highlands. Pidurutalagala, Horton Plains National Park and Hakgala Botanical Gardens are the most visited sites in Nuwara Eliya, whereas Moon Plains is a site rarely visited by the majority of tourists. Yet, it is an ideal site for those who like to admire spectacular vistas and capture the aura of magical splendor. This is an ideal place for nature enthusiasts as well as average tourists as the view from the summit of Moon Plains is similar to an epic scene, a place described in fairy tales.  A magnificent platform has been constructed at the summit. Hence, visitors can see breathtaking vistas of the surroundings as well as the valley below. According to some foreign tourists, ...

Jul 2, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged , , , ,
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Dunumadalawa Forest Reserve – a habitat island in Kandy City By Arundathie Abeysinghe   Dunumadalawa Forest Reserve also known as Wakara-watta (known by locals for decades) or Walker Estate (its former estate name) is a forest cover overlooking Kandy City (part of the forest reserve is within Kandy City) located at a height of approximately 548- 875 meters (1800 -3200 feet) above sea level. Dunumadalawa Forest Reserve is a semi-isolated, hill country wet-zone forest reserve situated in Kandy City. There are 13 endemic bird species, 29 endemic subspecies and 10 restricted range bird species in the forest reserve. As there are endemic as well as restricted species, Dunumadalawa Forest Reserve is considered as a habitat island in the midst of a city. As such, environmentalists are of the view that the forest reserve should be conserved due to its biological significance and unique features. The forest reserve has an area of approximately ...

Jun 25, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged , , ,
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18 hairpin bend road with spectacular vistas By Arundathie Abeysinghe   Mist-clad mountain ranges, spectacular vistas, hamlets, waterfalls, scenic valleys, endemic fauna and flora…Viewing platforms with vistas of rivers, lakes, valleys as far as the eye can see…18 hairpin bends snaking through the mountains rendering a picture postcard effect… Popularly known as “Daha Ata Wanguwa” in Sinhala, the 18 hairpin bend road is the famous asphalted Kandy- Mahiyangana Road, a six kilometer drive set amidst a breathtaking landscape in the *Central Province of Sri Lanka, the road that links Kandy and *Mahiyangana. The beginning of the road starts approximately after 60 kilometers from Kandy City. In the past, this road was considered as the most dangerous road in Sri Lanka. A few years ago, the road was renovated and widened and the last bend of the road was removed, yet travelers as well as locals living in the vicinity call ...

Jun 11, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged , , ,
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Kayman’s Gate – historic bell tower in Colombo City By Arundathie Abeysinghe   Located at the intersection of Main Street and Fourth Cross Street in Pettah, the commercial hub of Colombo City, Kayman’s Gate (in Sinhala, Kaiman Dorakada) is a historic solitary grey bell tower which was an entrance to former Colombo Fort. St. John’s River, a canal that connected to Beira Lake was located outside the Gate. Waste from Colombo Fort had been dumped to this river.   An integral symbol of Old *Ceylon, “Kayman’s Gate” is derived from the Dutch word “Kaaiman” meaning crocodile as a large number of mugger crocodiles (who flocked in large numbers to eat leftover meat and bones thrown out by Colombo City dwellers who lived inside the fortified bastion) swarmed the moat of Beira Lake. Colombo Fort was built and consolidated by the Portuguese during the Portuguese Colonial Era in 1554 as a defensive ...

Jun 3, 2021 Posted by In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged , , ,
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