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Reverence amid tranquility-by Mahil Wijesinghe Source:Sundayobserver One of the three regions of ancient Sri Lanka, Ruhuna has its origins in the arrival of Prince Rohana in the 5th Century BC. Rohana gave his name to the territory which was bounded by the sea in the South and the East. Beginning at the Bentara River in West, it stretched along the Mahaweli River encompassing all the land to East. Geographically Ruhuna occupied a major part of the east. Although the chronicles depict Anuradhapura as the most important Kingdom in the country, in the pre-Christian period it is possible that Ruhuna was much larger and more powerful. The history of the Kingdom of Ruhuna begins with King Mahanaga, the brother of King Devanampiyatissa. It was King Mahanaga who founded the city of Mahagama, at Tissamaharama. From the 3rd Century BC to the 12th century AC, Mahagama was the capital of Ruhuna. Its ...