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Keerimalai Springs – shrouded in myth and legend By Arundathie Abeysinghe Situated adjoining the famous Keerimalai Naguleswaram Kovil (a shrine dedicated to Hindu God Shiva, considered as the destroyer of evil) in the northern coast of *Jaffna, this picturesque ancient stepped pool with bright aquamarine water set against the nearby Indian Ocean is a pool which according to locals has healing properties. At present, the site of Keerimalai Springs is a famous tourist attraction. According to locals, the *Kovil situated in close proximity to springs is an ancient Hindu Temple Complex as it has been mentioned in many Indian religious treatises such as Dakshina Kailasa Puranam and Skanda Puranam and the Kovil had been a pilgrimage center for South Indian Hindus. The pilgrims had bathed in the spring prior to visiting the Kovil. Keerimalai means ‘mongoose hill’ in vernacular Tamil. Situated towards west of *Palaly in Jaffna, Keerimalai Springs, ...

Apr 4, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Arundathie Abeysinghe Tagged Hindu God Shiva, Jaffna, Keerimalai, Kovil, Palaly, Pandyans

Islanders are Footballers By Admiral (Retd) Ravindra C. Wijegunaratne, Former Chief of Defence Staff Source:-defence Another goal! Jawa, our 1979/80 Royal Rugby team hooker huffing and puffing and Prabath trying to save the goal. Goal keeper (myself) out of position! When I became the 20th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy on 12th July 2015, other than my family members the most happiest group was “Royal College class of 80”, that is my class/Grade mates in 1980 Advance Level class. We decided to embark on tour to Jaffna to celebrate. I had one plan in my mind for betterment of the children in Islands, mainly for boys. On my courtesy call to His Lordship Jaffna Catholic Bishop, Rt Rev Dr Bernard Gnanapragasam few weeks after becoming Navy Commander, his Lordship emphasized on curbing drugs problem in Jaffna and explained to me how youth were dragged in to this menace. ...

Jan 31, 2021 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Jaffna, PG Nimalasir, Ravindra C Wijegunaratne, Royal College class, Royal College Rugby players, Sri Lanka Navy

Light Railway System for Jaffna Peninsula Dr.Gnana Sankaralingam This proposal is for construction of light railway system for Jaffna peninsula, which when is fully operational, will boost local economy and pave the way for other infrastructure schemes. Jaffna peninsula is the second most densely populated region in Sri Lanka next to Colombo district. It also has within its limited territory airport, harbour, university with almost every faculty, teaching hospitals, government institutions and industrial zones similar to Colombo district. Thus a light railway system to cover important parts of the peninsula is a prudent and pragmatic proposal, which will make travelling easy for people living there. Jaffna peninsula is also a built up area, less compact than Colombo district, which could pose problem due to opposition by people when their property is encroached by the tracing of the routes. Due to concentration of middle class families in the peninsula, ...

Dec 10, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr. Gnana Sankaralingam Tagged Gnana Sankaralingam, Jaffna, Light Railway System

The Super fruit-by Ishara Jayawardane Source:Dailynews Few fruits on this earth have captured the taste buds of humans like the Pomegranate has done. The seeds have a deep reddish color as red as blood, yet unbelievably sweet. Green Thumbs spoke to Director of the Institute of Indigenous Medicine on this fruit, as old as civilization itself. Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) is an important fruit crop grows in Sri Lanka which is rich in therapeutic and pharmaceutical properties. Though the history of pomegranate usage goes back to many thousand years, pomegranate has gained momentum of commercial significance in recent past. ...

Sep 12, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anuradapura, Few fruits, Jaffna, Manar, Minerals, Pomegranate Punica granatum, Puttalum, Swarna Hapuarachchi, Vitamins Comments 0

Dr.Harold Gunatillake’s 90th Birthday party Download the PDF file . DR HAROLD GUNATILLAKE BY Agnes Thambynayagam Dr Harold Gunatillake is a humanitarian who tirelessly publishes Health and Views publication every week and circulates to nearly six thousand Sri Lankan expatriates who live all over the world. I came to know Doctor Harold in April 2013 when a Sri Lankan forwarded me Harold’s Health and Views publication. The publication not only carried health… Continue Reading About the author: Historian, Former the author of the book, The Gentiles, ….. at Author, The Gentiles, A History of Sri Lanka 1498-1833 • Studies at St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford, UK • Studied South Asian History at University of Oxford • Went to Holy Family Convent Collegiate School, Jaffna, Sri Lanka • Goes to Holy Family Convent, Jaffna • Lives in Sugar Land, Texas • From Jaffna Town, Sri Lanka • Married to ...

Dec 15, 2019 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles, Dr harold Gunatillake Tagged Agnes Thambynayagam, Dr.Harold Gunatillake’s 90th Birthday party, Holy Family Convent, Jaffna, St. Antony's College, University of Oxford Comments 0