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This statue is found in koneswaram kovil, Trincomale. Sri Lanka. Height is about 50m.

View of sea,from Trincomale.

Hindu's and sri Lankan believe this cut was made by king ravana,who ruled sri Lanka during ancient time. When he was bringing the Shiva lingam (statue of lord siva) from India lord Krishna stopped him to avoid bringing siva lingam to sri Lanka and Krishna stopped and kept the siva lingam in rameswaram,India. King ravana got angry and came sri lanka. He thought to built a large Siva lingam in tringomale. For that he made a long cut in this rock. But it also troubled by load Krishna.

This is a right view to see the ramboda falls. It is about 160m long. It is found in between gampola and nuweraliya,sri Lanka. The water flows more during the Rainy season.

Due to the location of Sri Lanka, within the tropics between 5o 55' to 9o 51' North latitude and between 79o 42' to 81o 53' East longitude, the climate of the island could be characterized as tropical. The central part of the southern half of the island is mountainous with heights more than 2.5 Km. The core regions of the central highlands contain many complex topographical features such as ridges, peaks, plateaus, basins, valleys and escarpments. The remainder of the island is practically flat except for several small hills that rise abruptly in the lowlands. These topographical features strongly affect the spatial patterns of winds, seasonal rainfall, temperature, relative humidity and other climatic elements, particularly during the monsoon season. The Climate of Sri Lanka is dominated by the above mentioned topographical features of the country and the Southwest and Northeast monsoons regional scale wind regimes. The Climate experienced during 12 months perio...

It's a view of Nawalapitiya. A newly established electric post and a gorilla shaped cloud found beyond the post. Naw

This bridge is situated access the Nawalapitiya railway station,Sri Lanka. It was built by British before independence of sri Lanka in 1948. It was built by using steel and concrete. This bridge is connecting the main part of the town with dolosbage road.

Mangos have flashy pericap and it is a simple fruit which is formed from one flower. It is a dicotyledons plant. Mostly grown in all part of the country. I has a different shape.

Identification 25cm. A fairly large, stocky Myna. Brownish plumage. Black hood. Bare yellow eye-patch. Very short frontal crest. Dark brown wing with large white wing patches, obvious in flight. White vent and center of belly. Yellow legs and bill. Sexes similar. Juveniles are duller and browner. Distribution Found from Central Asia (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan) south to Iran, Afghanistan, almost the entire Indian Subcontinent and east to Burma, South China (Yunnan and Hainan), Thailand, Indochina, the Malay Peninsula and Singapore. Has been introduced widely elsewhere, including Florida, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Brunei, Sumatra, Taiwan, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Russia (around Moscow and in Trans-Baikal region), Ascension, St Helena, Tenerife, Hawaii, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa (and many other small Pacific islands), Madagas...

  Coleus was a genus of flowering plant in the family of Lamiaceae. There are two coleus varieties. The first one in the common variety and the other one in Indian variety.

Rainforests are the Earth's oldest living ecosystems. They are so amazing and beautiful. These incredible places cover only 6 %of the Earth's surface but yet they contain MORE THAN 1/2 of the world's plant and animal species! A Rainforest can be described as a tall, dense jungle.

Sinharaja Rain Forest (a UNESCO World Heritage Site ), the last viable remnant of Sri Lanka's tropical lowland rainforest spanning an area of 18900 acres is located within Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces of the south-west lowland wet zone of Sri Lanka. Sinharaja is bounded by rivers on three sides.

Transport - Public transport ( Nawalapitiya-Thalawakele route) B317 Route - Colombo --> Kandy(A1) --> Nawalapitiya --> Kadienlena(B317) - You have to get "Nawalapitiya-Thalawakele" or "Nawalapitiya- Thispane" buses in order to reach..!!! Weather - Mild,clear sky (but unpredictable) Food & Lodging - Kataboola can be considered as remote village..If you want stay somewhere it's better to stay either in Nawalapitiya or Thalawakele..It's hard to find a hotel even.. Author - rjzone2000 Notes - As always protect the nature. Feel it but don't steal it..because we've seen couple of places where people went wrong around the waterfall..( On your way to the waterfall you may see some of them )

 A wild flower mostly found in the hill country of Asian regions

The Place with highest Rain fall in sri lanka

Peradeniya Botanical Garden-Kandy Sri Lanka

Sri lanka Railway-old Goods Train compartment