Banku Rabana

This is the One of biggest of the drums used in Sri Lanka. The special feature of this drum is that it is played at a time by two or more people. They are using  both hands during the playing instrument. This drum is commonly used for New Year festivals ,Village weddings and there are many special festivals. It is mostly played by women.it has special own cultural rhythm poem during the playing ,it’s call Raban Pada,before...

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Art Galleries & Cultural Centers

The following Art Galleries & Cultural Centers have an interesting collection of Articles /painting as well as exhibitions of modern artists & range of programs of cultural interest. National Art Gallery No 106, Ananda Coomaraswami Mw, Colombo 07 Tel +94 11 2 693 965 J.D.A Perera Art Gallery Horton Place, Colombo 07 Tel +94 11 2 693 933 Lionel Wendt Art Center Guildford Cresent, Colombo 07 Tel +94 11 2 695 794 Alliance...

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Air Line Service In Sri Lanka

Air Line Service In Sri Lanka Air Sahara No 140/A,Vauxhall Street, Colombo 02 Tel +94 11 4 732 400 Air India Express No 108,YMBA Buiding, Sir Baron Jayathilaka Mw, Colombo 01 Tel +94 11 2 422 249 Air Canada No 6-2,East Tower, WTC,Colombo 01, Tel +94 11 2 542 875 Martin Air No 65/C, Dharmapala Mawatha, Colombo 07, Tel +94 11 2 439 747, Alitalia Hellmall Bld, No 50/25A, Sir James Peiris Mw, Colombo 02, Tel +94...

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National Museums Sri Lanka

The department of National Museums operating several museums according to the subject & geographically consideration which devoting to display and study the objects of cultural articles, private collectors & memorial museums operating with private ownership.Further those  gives opportunity to purchase their publications at most Museum premises, Colombo National Museum Sir Marcus Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 07 Tel +94 11 2 694...

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Knuckles Mountain Range

It’s Sri Lankans commonly known as “Dumbara Kadu watiya” which main entrance situated Reverston area, its gather of enchanting mountains range highest mountain top is Gombanigala, which is 1904 meters in height. Gombanigala, followed by Knuckles (1862 meters), Kirigalpoththa (1646 meters), Dumbanagala (1642 meters), Kalupahana (1628 meters), Wamarapugala (1558 meters), Dothalugala (1553 meters), Kehelpothdoruwagala (1528 meters), Pathanagala (1514...

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Bolgoda Lake – Panadura

It’s one of the largest natural lake located 35km away from Colombo near Panadura.it’s cover 400 square km of water,lager north lake stretches across Colombo and Kaluthara Districs while south lake situated in the Kaluthara,North lake discharge to sea via The panadura, Panadura & moratuwa area well known old practice find hand of furniture, as per history this lake use as media of transport of Timber from Singheraja forest to Moratuwa. The...

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Horton Plains National Park

Three main important Mahaveli,Kalani & Walawe revers started from this area, forms by two difference verdant land forms, the enchanting Horton Plains constitute a rare subtropical eco-system. The hills don in divers wet low evergreen forest with even lager trees growing flattened to the ground on the higher windswept slopes. Lower down, the rolling forestry valley carries the swampy wet patana grassland traversed by sluggish, crystal clear...

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Adisham Bungalow Haputale

Adisham is state house of Sir Thomas Villiers.The spirit of Thomas Lister Villiers came to Ceylon in 1887 with few sterling pounds in his pocket. He was born in 1869 in Adisham Rectory in Kent, the son of Rev Henry Montague Villiers. He was a grandson of Lord John Russell, twice prime minister of Britain. He started his carrier as a trainee planter on Elbedde Estate, Bogawantalawa. After few years (In 1896) he married the daughter of a tea planter. In...

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