Sri Lanka
- Pearl of the Indian ocean

Ayubowan
(is the genaral greeting)

I was born in a suburb of Kandy named Akurana about 8 Km's from the city.

Dalada maligawa also known as the Temple of the tooth

 

Named after the sacred relic it holds, which is believed to be the Buddha’s tooth, Dalada Maligawa, or Temple of the Tooth, is regarded as the most sacred Buddhist temple of all. In and near Kandy, capital of the ancient Kingdom of Kandy, there are many tombs, ancient palaces, and other temples. The annual Esala Perahera torchlight procession includes dancers, officials, and lavishly ornamented elephants. Buddhism was introduced on the island of Sri Lanka in the 3rd century BC. Today, nearly two-thirds of the population are Buddhists. Some ceremonies and rituals, however, such as the pirit, are based on a melding of Buddhist and local Vedic ideology. The 12-hour pirit ceremony, which consists of four series of chants in praise of Buddha, is performed during a house-raising or some other important community event.

More about Sri Lanka
More photographs and information on various places and events. I recommend you have a look at the pictures.

Sinhala fonts for Windows - [sin-fonts.exe - 881 Kb]
Download and unzip the contents of this file to the folder
C:\Windows\Fonts\ of your computer and re-start Windows. Upon completion you will see many new sinhala fonts in your Windows applications.


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