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• WELCOME YOU TO

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MOST ADORABLE HISTORICAL PLACES IN SRILANKA

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• MOST ADORABLE HISTORICAL PLACES IN SRILANKA

Tamil Hindus consider it as the footprint of
Lord Shiva. It is also fabled that the mountain
is the legendary mount Trikuta the capital of
Ravana during the Ramayana times from where he
ruled Lanka. Muslims and Christians in Sri
Lanka ascribe it to where Adam, the first
Ancestor, set foot as he was exiled from the
Garden of Eden. The legends of Adam are connected
to the idea that Sri Lanka was the original
Eden, and in the Muslim tradition that Adam
was 30 ft tall.
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• ADAMS PEAK

Sri Pada (also known as Adam's peak Sinhalese
Samanalakanda - "butterfly mountain", Tamil
Sivanolipatha Malai ), is a 2,243 meters (7,359
ft) tall conical mountain located in central Sri
Lanka. It is well known for the Sri Pada "sacred
footprint", a 1.8 meters (5 ft 11 in) rock
formation near the summit, in Buddhist tradition
it is held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in
Hindu tradition that of Shiva and in Muslim
and Christian tradition that of Adam.
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• RUWANMALISAYA

The Ruwanmalisaya is a stupa in Sri Lanka,
considered a marvel for its architectural
qualities and sacred to many Buddhists all over
the world. It was built by King
Dutugemunu c. 140 B.C., who became lord of all
Sri Lanka after a war in which the Chola King
Elara, was defeated. It is also known as
Mahathupa, Swarnamali Chaitya,
Suvarnamali Mahaceti (in Pali) and
Rathnamali Dagaba
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• A moon stone from ANURADHAPURA

Anuradhapur a was the cradle of glorious
Sinhalese Buddhist civilization. The pride of
place in Anuradhapur a was taken by the
ancient stupas and ancient reser voirs. Towering
stupas (dagobas) of
stupendous domes, the marvels of
ancient civil engineering, were built having
taken into the account the effects of lightening
on high rise constructions, among numerous other
engineering factors. The vast
rainwater reser voirs built by crossing
rivers with enormous dams and controlling
the outlets with
"Bisokotua.
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• The Polonnaruwa Vatadage

The Polonnaruwa Vatadage is an ancient structure
dating back to the Polonnaruwa period of Sri
Lanka. It is believed to have been built during
the reign of Parakramabahu I to hold the tooth
relic of the Buddha, or during the reign of
Nissanka Malla to hold the alms bowl used by
theBuddha. Both These venerated relics would
have given the structure a great significance
and importance athe time. Located within the
ancient city of Polonnaruwa, it is the best
preserved example of a vatadage in the country,
and has been described athe "ultimate
development" of this type of architecture.  
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• Sinharaja Forest Reserve

Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a national park and
a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of
international significance and has been
designated a Biosphere Reserve and World
Heritage Site by UNESCO. The hilly virgin
rainforest, part of the Sri Lanka lowland rain
forests ecoregion, was saved from the worst of
commercial logging by its inaccessibility, and
was designated a World Biosphere Reserve in 1978
and a World Heritage Site in 1988. The reserve's
name translates as Kingdom of the Lion.
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