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<blockquote data-quote="jkadithya" data-source="post: 9598218" data-attributes="member: 24347"><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Kataragama</strong> (also <strong>Katharagama</strong>, <strong>Katirkamam</strong> and <strong>Kathirgamam</strong>, <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Sinhala_language" target="_blank">Sinhala</a>: කතරගම, <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Tamil_language" target="_blank">Tamil</a>: கதிர்காமம் (Katirkāmam)) is a pilgrimage town popular with <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Buddhist" target="_blank">Buddhist</a>, <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Hindu" target="_blank">Hindu</a>, <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Muslim" target="_blank">Muslim</a> and indigenous <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Vedda" target="_blank">Vedda</a> communities of <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Sri_Lanka" target="_blank">Sri Lanka</a> and <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/South_India" target="_blank">South India</a>. The town has <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Kataragama_temple" target="_blank">Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya</a>, a shrine dedicated to <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Skanda" target="_blank">Skanda-Murukan</a> also known as <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Kataragamadevio" target="_blank">Kataragamadevio</a>. Kataragama is situated in the <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Monaragala_District" target="_blank">Monaragala District</a> of <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Uva_province" target="_blank">Uva province</a>, Sri Lanka. It is situated 228 km ESE of <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Colombo" target="_blank">Colombo</a>, the capital of Sri Lanka. Although Kataragama was a small village in medieval times, today it is a fast developing township surrounded by jungle in the South Eastern region of Sri Lanka. It also houses the ancient <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Kiri_Vehera" target="_blank">Kiri Vehera</a> Buddhist <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Stupa" target="_blank">stupa</a>. The town has a venerable history dating back to the last centuries of BCE. It also was the seat of government of many <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Sinhalese_people" target="_blank">Sinhalese</a> kings during the days of <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Ruhuna" target="_blank">Rohana kingdom</a>. Since the 1950's the city has undergone many improvements with successive governments investing in public transportation, medical facilities, and business development and hotel services. It adjoins the popular <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Yala" target="_blank">Yala</a> national park.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kataragama" target="_blank">source from Wikipedia</a> </span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">you can see these kind of things and sweet shops in each and every places in Katharagama</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181751_146545658740875_100001563261148_329701_2482703_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182227_146546692074105_100001563261148_329735_8373738_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/182651_146545705407537_100001563261148_329703_4208813_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Entrance of the Katharagama temple (Dewalaya)</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182459_146545745407533_100001563261148_329706_241418_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Manik Ganga(river)</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181767_146545792074195_100001563261148_329707_7295713_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180551_146542928741148_100001563261148_329620_6039750_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182415_146542778741163_100001563261148_329618_7215657_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">our travelers</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184779_146542865407821_100001563261148_329619_4315646_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">what kind of tree is this? </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/184687_146546662074108_100001563261148_329734_5087815_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183711_146545842074190_100001563261148_329709_3654297_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Monkey <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/rolleyes.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Rolleyes :rolleyes:" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185659_146543065407801_100001563261148_329623_7759532_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185755_146545918740849_100001563261148_329711_4247155_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">through the Katharagama temple..</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/179851_146545962074178_100001563261148_329712_2121445_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/182011_146544088741032_100001563261148_329652_2204441_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The entrance </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185855_146543138741127_100001563261148_329625_7811071_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180127_146543195407788_100001563261148_329626_7253067_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181759_146546482074126_100001563261148_329727_4904749_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Many people come to Katharagama for various things,,they ask something from god and if it is came true they come to prove that they are really pilgrimages who always with belief ..</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182719_146546638740777_100001563261148_329733_1337740_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184643_146546568740784_100001563261148_329731_1012870_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">there are many sub temples </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180167_146546605407447_100001563261148_329732_7689841_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185675_146546512074123_100001563261148_329728_4999505_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/184315_146546098740831_100001563261148_329715_7268542_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183455_146545998740841_100001563261148_329714_6762089_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182771_146543942074380_100001563261148_329647_391711_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183331_146543902074384_100001563261148_329646_4575160_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Kiriwehera in Katahragama is one of best place for Buddhist </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> pilgrimages ..</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">we are on our way to Kiriwehera</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181591_146543325407775_100001563261148_329629_7162535_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183071_146543235407784_100001563261148_329627_5354937_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185743_146546148740826_100001563261148_329717_5981705_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">here we could see nice thing..there is baby elephant , and if you go 3 times under it's body, all bad evils on you will go away </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185683_146546208740820_100001563261148_329719_296892_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181755_146546248740816_100001563261148_329720_884945_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180967_146546282074146_100001563261148_329721_2917844_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183519_146543378741103_100001563261148_329631_4532126_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Monkeys are everywhare</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183495_146543415407766_100001563261148_329632_4810987_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182899_146543458741095_100001563261148_329633_2245015_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/197485_148659288529512_100001563261148_345180_4623676_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184291_146546312074143_100001563261148_329722_4167587_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">"Ganna ganna...apenuth mal ganna"</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182435_146543548741086_100001563261148_329636_6880339_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185687_146543595407748_100001563261148_329638_5698662_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182415_146543645407743_100001563261148_329640_7148689_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">have you seen the animals whom waiting for a human love ? these all animals are survived </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183043_146543525407755_100001563261148_329635_884056_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Kiri wehera</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185751_146546428740798_100001563261148_329725_994402_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182227_146543672074407_100001563261148_329641_361373_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184951_146543825407725_100001563261148_329644_3429958_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183491_146543792074395_100001563261148_329643_5184811_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Travelers on good works</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183527_146543735407734_100001563261148_329642_1012007_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183919_146546358740805_100001563261148_329723_5613281_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182983_146546455407462_100001563261148_329726_7473557_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">after worshiped we planed to go to Thissamaharamya</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">we took a bus to Thissamaharamaya</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180767_146546762074098_100001563261148_329737_7210932_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px">wadihiti Kanda is over there</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185783_146546718740769_100001563261148_329736_7097560_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> </p></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Tissamaharama</strong> (<a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Sinhalese_language" target="_blank">Sinhala</a> තිස්සමහාරාමය <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA" target="_blank">[ˈtissəmaˌhaːˈraːməyə]</a>) is a town in south-eastern <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Sri_Lanka" target="_blank">Sri Lanka</a>. It used to be the capital of the <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Sinhala_people" target="_blank">Sinhalese</a> <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Ruhuna" target="_blank">Kingdom of Ruhuna</a> as early as the 3rd century B.C. Only few buildings from that period can still be seen today. The large artificial <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/w/index.php?title=Tissa_Wewa&action=edit&redlink=1" target="_blank">Tissa Wewa</a> lake, which was a part of a sophisticated <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Irrigation" target="_blank">irrigation</a> system, also dates from that time. Today, the town mainly serves as a starting point for visits to <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Yala_National_Park" target="_blank">Yala National Park</a> and <a href="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Kataragama" target="_blank">Kataragama</a>.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183463_146544302074344_100001563261148_329657_1421866_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182067_146544215407686_100001563261148_329655_6243661_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183303_146544165407691_100001563261148_329654_5989061_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">History of Thissamaharamaya</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/182027_146544352074339_100001563261148_329658_4801728_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">there is a KOHOMBA tree here, but the thins is people say that leaf on that tree is not bitter </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181731_146544618740979_100001563261148_329666_2595725_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183491_146544545407653_100001563261148_329664_8067980_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183399_146544682074306_100001563261148_329667_4686415_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185687_146546882074086_100001563261148_329742_2887998_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">King Kawanthissa's statue </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183791_146544422074332_100001563261148_329659_5592924_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182923_146544452074329_100001563261148_329660_8350123_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180055_146546912074083_100001563261148_329743_6160470_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180139_146546952074079_100001563261148_329744_3146655_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">the time was damn hot there..so we needed to have bath ..so why should we wait that Thisa wewa was over there <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/D.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /> , we walked for it</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183555_146544768740964_100001563261148_329672_7520263_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182051_146544732074301_100001563261148_329671_6785350_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">This is ma green Sri Lanka</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180871_146546978740743_100001563261148_329745_4840814_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180915_146547045407403_100001563261148_329747_3350773_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">I feel proud about ma county </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184719_146547025407405_100001563261148_329746_7712915_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">small shop</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180095_146547105407397_100001563261148_329749_2480086_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/184747_146544868740954_100001563261148_329675_6829731_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Thisa wewa</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/182039_146547135407394_100001563261148_329750_5440872_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185647_146547205407387_100001563261148_329752_3971333_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">you do not worry..there is a place for change your dresses <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/D.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185619_146547308740710_100001563261148_329755_6845371_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183163_146544812074293_100001563261148_329674_5857431_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183207_146547262074048_100001563261148_329754_5994169_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">we were in hungry,..we decided to have our lunch near the Thissa lake..and there are many sellers with fry fishes </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">uuuuuummmmmm...yammiiiiiiiiiii</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181747_146547368740704_100001563261148_329756_6060145_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">under the burning sun we had no idea about go where to next..we decided to go back to Hambanthota..we took Galle bus going via Hambanthota..</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">in side the bus we had good reputation for our traveler team,, <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/wink.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182667_146547402074034_100001563261148_329757_3069381_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">finely we came back to Hambanthota..but nobody wants to go out side..because it burned our skin and out side is like near the fire..i have never been in hot weather like that <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/oo.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":oo:" title="Oo :oo:" data-shortname=":oo:" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">we wanted to go for a Suriywewa Ground and see how it builds up..we took a bus for that near to Ground</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183407_146547518740689_100001563261148_329762_1744860_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">but the way we were traveling is totally horrible ..its full of dust</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185867_146547418740699_100001563261148_329758_7053975_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">can you see how difficult <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/baffled.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":baffled:" title="Baffled :baffled:" data-shortname=":baffled:" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180715_146547448740696_100001563261148_329760_4595909_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/179855_146544892074285_100001563261148_329676_606516_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">aha..here is the ground</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183711_146547635407344_100001563261148_329764_2376729_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183067_146547672074007_100001563261148_329766_4858997_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185819_146547555407352_100001563261148_329763_5482273_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180763_146547795407328_100001563261148_329769_3173485_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/182291_146547722074002_100001563261148_329767_394122_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">we were unable to have any single snap of inside the ground due to some security reasons..</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">it's really sad that we couldn't show our pride to world by showing how this international ground built up..though we are Sri Lankan, they didn't allow <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/sad.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad :(" data-shortname=":(" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Here some photos from web</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span><a href="http://www.islandcricket.lk/userpoints/list/period" target="_blank"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center"><a href="http://www.islandcricket.lk/userpoints/list/period" target="_blank"></a></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.islandcricket.lk/sites/default/files/images/IC5157.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://i39.tinypic.com/21zqes.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span><a href="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota2-e1296883942818.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/hambanthota-ground2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/hambanthota-ground2-e1296883989131.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota-ground.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota-ground-e1296884023272.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota-cricket-stadium.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota-cricket-stadium-e1296884056321.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota3-e1296884084695.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota2-e1296883942818.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota2-e1296883942818.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"> </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">after those things we were waiting for a bus to Suriyawewa town..but there were very lack of buses..at that time Land Master came and he gave us a lift near to Suriyawewa </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184251_146547982073976_100001563261148_329773_1472505_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/179851_146547878740653_100001563261148_329772_585601_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184391_146547818740659_100001563261148_329771_1460524_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180187_146548072073967_100001563261148_329777_6906153_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">see nice quotation from bus </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/184775_146548022073972_100001563261148_329775_6936174_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180835_146548115407296_100001563261148_329779_7015424_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">suriyawewa Bus stand</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183707_146548138740627_100001563261148_329780_7736054_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">at the evening we could play cricket at Suriyawewa village ground <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/D.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">it was pretty nice to play after long time</span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183147_146542268741214_100001563261148_329602_2657290_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">so many nice things happened while we are playing <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/lol.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /><img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/lol.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="LOL :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180543_146542285407879_100001563261148_329603_486219_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">after played nice cricket match we drunk Kurumba <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/D.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /> </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/199252_148659338529507_100001563261148_345181_301784_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/188968_148659375196170_100001563261148_345182_8288763_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><img src="http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/189713_148659401862834_100001563261148_345183_3510408_n.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">had a bath on water stream and in the night we had chat about blaa...balaa with **!@@!** </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jkadithya, post: 9598218, member: 24347"] [CENTER][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][B]Kataragama[/B] (also [B]Katharagama[/B], [B]Katirkamam[/B] and [B]Kathirgamam[/B], [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Sinhala_language"]Sinhala[/URL]: කතරගම, [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Tamil_language"]Tamil[/URL]: கதிர்காமம் (Katirkāmam)) is a pilgrimage town popular with [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Buddhist"]Buddhist[/URL], [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Hindu"]Hindu[/URL], [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Muslim"]Muslim[/URL] and indigenous [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Vedda"]Vedda[/URL] communities of [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Sri_Lanka"]Sri Lanka[/URL] and [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/South_India"]South India[/URL]. The town has [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Kataragama_temple"]Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya[/URL], a shrine dedicated to [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Skanda"]Skanda-Murukan[/URL] also known as [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Kataragamadevio"]Kataragamadevio[/URL]. Kataragama is situated in the [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Monaragala_District"]Monaragala District[/URL] of [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Uva_province"]Uva province[/URL], Sri Lanka. It is situated 228 km ESE of [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Colombo"]Colombo[/URL], the capital of Sri Lanka. Although Kataragama was a small village in medieval times, today it is a fast developing township surrounded by jungle in the South Eastern region of Sri Lanka. It also houses the ancient [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Kiri_Vehera"]Kiri Vehera[/URL] Buddhist [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Stupa"]stupa[/URL]. The town has a venerable history dating back to the last centuries of BCE. It also was the seat of government of many [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Sinhalese_people"]Sinhalese[/URL] kings during the days of [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Ruhuna"]Rohana kingdom[/URL]. Since the 1950's the city has undergone many improvements with successive governments investing in public transportation, medical facilities, and business development and hotel services. It adjoins the popular [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Yala"]Yala[/URL] national park. [/SIZE][/FONT][LEFT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kataragama"]source from Wikipedia[/URL] [/SIZE][/FONT] [CENTER][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3] you can see these kind of things and sweet shops in each and every places in Katharagama [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3][IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181751_146545658740875_100001563261148_329701_2482703_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182227_146546692074105_100001563261148_329735_8373738_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/182651_146545705407537_100001563261148_329703_4208813_n.jpg[/IMG] Entrance of the Katharagama temple (Dewalaya) [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182459_146545745407533_100001563261148_329706_241418_n.jpg[/IMG] Manik Ganga(river) [IMG]http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181767_146545792074195_100001563261148_329707_7295713_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180551_146542928741148_100001563261148_329620_6039750_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182415_146542778741163_100001563261148_329618_7215657_n.jpg[/IMG] our travelers [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184779_146542865407821_100001563261148_329619_4315646_n.jpg[/IMG] what kind of tree is this? [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/184687_146546662074108_100001563261148_329734_5087815_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183711_146545842074190_100001563261148_329709_3654297_n.jpg[/IMG] Monkey :rolleyes: [IMG]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185659_146543065407801_100001563261148_329623_7759532_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185755_146545918740849_100001563261148_329711_4247155_n.jpg[/IMG] through the Katharagama temple.. [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/179851_146545962074178_100001563261148_329712_2121445_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/182011_146544088741032_100001563261148_329652_2204441_n.jpg[/IMG] The entrance [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185855_146543138741127_100001563261148_329625_7811071_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180127_146543195407788_100001563261148_329626_7253067_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181759_146546482074126_100001563261148_329727_4904749_n.jpg[/IMG] Many people come to Katharagama for various things,,they ask something from god and if it is came true they come to prove that they are really pilgrimages who always with belief .. [IMG]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182719_146546638740777_100001563261148_329733_1337740_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184643_146546568740784_100001563261148_329731_1012870_n.jpg[/IMG] there are many sub temples [IMG]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180167_146546605407447_100001563261148_329732_7689841_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185675_146546512074123_100001563261148_329728_4999505_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/184315_146546098740831_100001563261148_329715_7268542_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183455_146545998740841_100001563261148_329714_6762089_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182771_146543942074380_100001563261148_329647_391711_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183331_146543902074384_100001563261148_329646_4575160_n.jpg[/IMG] Kiriwehera in Katahragama is one of best place for Buddhist [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3] pilgrimages .. we are on our way to Kiriwehera [IMG]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181591_146543325407775_100001563261148_329629_7162535_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183071_146543235407784_100001563261148_329627_5354937_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185743_146546148740826_100001563261148_329717_5981705_n.jpg[/IMG] here we could see nice thing..there is baby elephant , and if you go 3 times under it's body, all bad evils on you will go away [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185683_146546208740820_100001563261148_329719_296892_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181755_146546248740816_100001563261148_329720_884945_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180967_146546282074146_100001563261148_329721_2917844_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183519_146543378741103_100001563261148_329631_4532126_n.jpg[/IMG] Monkeys are everywhare [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183495_146543415407766_100001563261148_329632_4810987_n.jpg[/IMG] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3] [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182899_146543458741095_100001563261148_329633_2245015_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/197485_148659288529512_100001563261148_345180_4623676_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184291_146546312074143_100001563261148_329722_4167587_n.jpg[/IMG] "Ganna ganna...apenuth mal ganna" [IMG]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182435_146543548741086_100001563261148_329636_6880339_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185687_146543595407748_100001563261148_329638_5698662_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182415_146543645407743_100001563261148_329640_7148689_n.jpg[/IMG] have you seen the animals whom waiting for a human love ? these all animals are survived [IMG]http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183043_146543525407755_100001563261148_329635_884056_n.jpg[/IMG] Kiri wehera [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185751_146546428740798_100001563261148_329725_994402_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182227_146543672074407_100001563261148_329641_361373_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184951_146543825407725_100001563261148_329644_3429958_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183491_146543792074395_100001563261148_329643_5184811_n.jpg[/IMG] Travelers on good works [IMG]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183527_146543735407734_100001563261148_329642_1012007_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183919_146546358740805_100001563261148_329723_5613281_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182983_146546455407462_100001563261148_329726_7473557_n.jpg[/IMG] after worshiped we planed to go to Thissamaharamya we took a bus to Thissamaharamaya [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180767_146546762074098_100001563261148_329737_7210932_n.jpg[/IMG] wadihiti Kanda is over there [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185783_146546718740769_100001563261148_329736_7097560_n.jpg[/IMG] [/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] [/LEFT] [FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=3] [B]Tissamaharama[/B] ([URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Sinhalese_language"]Sinhala[/URL] තිස්සමහාරාමය [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Wikipedia:IPA"][ˈtissəmaˌhaːˈraːməyə][/URL]) is a town in south-eastern [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Sri_Lanka"]Sri Lanka[/URL]. It used to be the capital of the [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Sinhala_people"]Sinhalese[/URL] [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Kingdom_of_Ruhuna"]Kingdom of Ruhuna[/URL] as early as the 3rd century B.C. Only few buildings from that period can still be seen today. The large artificial [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/w/index.php?title=Tissa_Wewa&action=edit&redlink=1"]Tissa Wewa[/URL] lake, which was a part of a sophisticated [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Irrigation"]irrigation[/URL] system, also dates from that time. Today, the town mainly serves as a starting point for visits to [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Yala_National_Park"]Yala National Park[/URL] and [URL="http://www.elakiri.com/wiki/Kataragama"]Kataragama[/URL]. [/SIZE][/FONT][SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS] [IMG]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183463_146544302074344_100001563261148_329657_1421866_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182067_146544215407686_100001563261148_329655_6243661_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183303_146544165407691_100001563261148_329654_5989061_n.jpg[/IMG] History of Thissamaharamaya [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/182027_146544352074339_100001563261148_329658_4801728_n.jpg[/IMG] there is a KOHOMBA tree here, but the thins is people say that leaf on that tree is not bitter [IMG]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181731_146544618740979_100001563261148_329666_2595725_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183491_146544545407653_100001563261148_329664_8067980_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183399_146544682074306_100001563261148_329667_4686415_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185687_146546882074086_100001563261148_329742_2887998_n.jpg[/IMG] King Kawanthissa's statue [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183791_146544422074332_100001563261148_329659_5592924_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182923_146544452074329_100001563261148_329660_8350123_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180055_146546912074083_100001563261148_329743_6160470_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180139_146546952074079_100001563261148_329744_3146655_n.jpg[/IMG] the time was damn hot there..so we needed to have bath ..so why should we wait that Thisa wewa was over there :D , we walked for it [IMG]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183555_146544768740964_100001563261148_329672_7520263_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182051_146544732074301_100001563261148_329671_6785350_n.jpg[/IMG] This is ma green Sri Lanka [IMG]http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180871_146546978740743_100001563261148_329745_4840814_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180915_146547045407403_100001563261148_329747_3350773_n.jpg[/IMG] I feel proud about ma county [IMG]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184719_146547025407405_100001563261148_329746_7712915_n.jpg[/IMG] small shop [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180095_146547105407397_100001563261148_329749_2480086_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/184747_146544868740954_100001563261148_329675_6829731_n.jpg[/IMG] Thisa wewa [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/182039_146547135407394_100001563261148_329750_5440872_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185647_146547205407387_100001563261148_329752_3971333_n.jpg[/IMG] you do not worry..there is a place for change your dresses :D [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185619_146547308740710_100001563261148_329755_6845371_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183163_146544812074293_100001563261148_329674_5857431_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183207_146547262074048_100001563261148_329754_5994169_n.jpg[/IMG] we were in hungry,..we decided to have our lunch near the Thissa lake..and there are many sellers with fry fishes uuuuuummmmmm...yammiiiiiiiiiii [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/181747_146547368740704_100001563261148_329756_6060145_n.jpg[/IMG] under the burning sun we had no idea about go where to next..we decided to go back to Hambanthota..we took Galle bus going via Hambanthota.. in side the bus we had good reputation for our traveler team,, ;) [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/182667_146547402074034_100001563261148_329757_3069381_n.jpg[/IMG] finely we came back to Hambanthota..but nobody wants to go out side..because it burned our skin and out side is like near the fire..i have never been in hot weather like that :oo: we wanted to go for a Suriywewa Ground and see how it builds up..we took a bus for that near to Ground [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183407_146547518740689_100001563261148_329762_1744860_n.jpg[/IMG] but the way we were traveling is totally horrible ..its full of dust [IMG]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/185867_146547418740699_100001563261148_329758_7053975_n.jpg[/IMG] can you see how difficult :baffled: [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180715_146547448740696_100001563261148_329760_4595909_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/179855_146544892074285_100001563261148_329676_606516_n.jpg[/IMG] aha..here is the ground [IMG]http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183711_146547635407344_100001563261148_329764_2376729_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183067_146547672074007_100001563261148_329766_4858997_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/185819_146547555407352_100001563261148_329763_5482273_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180763_146547795407328_100001563261148_329769_3173485_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/182291_146547722074002_100001563261148_329767_394122_n.jpg[/IMG] we were unable to have any single snap of inside the ground due to some security reasons.. it's really sad that we couldn't show our pride to world by showing how this international ground built up..though we are Sri Lankan, they didn't allow :( Here some photos from web [/FONT][/SIZE][URL="http://www.islandcricket.lk/userpoints/list/period"] [/URL] [IMG]http://www.islandcricket.lk/sites/default/files/images/IC5157.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS][IMG]http://i39.tinypic.com/21zqes.jpg[/IMG] [/FONT][/SIZE][URL="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota2.jpg"][IMG]http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota2-e1296883942818.jpg[/IMG][/URL][URL="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/hambanthota-ground2.jpg"][IMG]http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/hambanthota-ground2-e1296883989131.jpg[/IMG][/URL][URL="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota-ground.jpg"][IMG]http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota-ground-e1296884023272.jpg[/IMG][/URL][URL="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota-cricket-stadium.jpg"][IMG]http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota-cricket-stadium-e1296884056321.jpg[/IMG][/URL][URL="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota3.jpg"][IMG]http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota3-e1296884084695.jpg[/IMG][/URL][URL="http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota2-e1296883942818.jpg"][IMG]http://magazine.lankahelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Hambanthota2-e1296883942818.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [SIZE=3][FONT=Comic Sans MS] after those things we were waiting for a bus to Suriyawewa town..but there were very lack of buses..at that time Land Master came and he gave us a lift near to Suriyawewa [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184251_146547982073976_100001563261148_329773_1472505_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/179851_146547878740653_100001563261148_329772_585601_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/184391_146547818740659_100001563261148_329771_1460524_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/180187_146548072073967_100001563261148_329777_6906153_n.jpg[/IMG] see nice quotation from bus [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/184775_146548022073972_100001563261148_329775_6936174_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180835_146548115407296_100001563261148_329779_7015424_n.jpg[/IMG] suriyawewa Bus stand [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183707_146548138740627_100001563261148_329780_7736054_n.jpg[/IMG] at the evening we could play cricket at Suriyawewa village ground :D it was pretty nice to play after long time [IMG]http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/183147_146542268741214_100001563261148_329602_2657290_n.jpg[/IMG] so many nice things happened while we are playing :lol::lol: [IMG]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/180543_146542285407879_100001563261148_329603_486219_n.jpg[/IMG] after played nice cricket match we drunk Kurumba :D [IMG]http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/199252_148659338529507_100001563261148_345181_301784_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/188968_148659375196170_100001563261148_345182_8288763_n.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/189713_148659401862834_100001563261148_345183_3510408_n.jpg[/IMG] had a bath on water stream and in the night we had chat about 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