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    [FONT=&quot]Who is [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Lewke[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Disawa[/FONT] ?

    [FONT=&quot]Was a chief in the kingdom of Kandy served under the leadership of Kings Sri [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Rajadi[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Rajasinghe[/FONT][FONT=&quot] & Sri [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Wickrama[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Rajasinghe[/FONT][FONT=&quot] in late 18[/FONT][FONT=&quot]th[/FONT][FONT=&quot] century.[/FONT]
    [FONT=&quot]By killing this person another crime was added to the crime list of Kandy monarch. In 1803 because of the defeat at [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Hanwella[/FONT][FONT=&quot], [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Lewke[/FONT][FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]disawa[/FONT][FONT=&quot] paid the compensation by his life.

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    "Avukana Buddha statue

    The Avukana statue is a standing statue of the Buddha near Kekirawa in North Central Sri Lanka. The statue, which has a height of more than 40 feet (12 m), has been carved out of a large granite rock face during the 5th century. It depicts a variation of the Abhaya mudra, and the closely worn robe is elaborately carved. Constructed during the reign of Dhatusena, it may have been made as a result of a competition between a master and a pupil. Avukana statue is one of the best examples of a standing statue constructed in ancient Sri Lanka. It is now a popular tourist attraction in the country.
     
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    "Ruwanwelisaya"

    The Ruwanmalisaya is a stupa in Sri Lanka, considered a marvel for its architectural qualities and sacred to many Buddhists all over the world. It was built by King Dutugemunu c. 140 B.C. The stupa is one of the world's tallest monuments, standing at 338 feet (103 m) and with a circumference of 950 ft (290 m)
     

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    "Maha Rath Mala" - "The Official Flower of Central Province"


    The official flower of the central province the Rhododendron arboreum - subsp. zeylanicum grows in the regions 1700 – 2300 m above sea level, in Horton plains, Ohiya, Pattipola, Seetha Eliya, Moon Thenna in the Nuwara Eliya district. It is reported that this plant has been found growing in the Knuckles, Namunukula ranges.

    This plant grows better in on open plants rather than in forests. It grows up to 2 or 3 feet in open plains and the same is found growing up to 10 or 15 feet in jungles. Apart from surviving in the chilly regions of the mountains ,this plant also has been observed to successfully with stand the frequent forest fires in the Horton plains being capable of re-grow after destruction by fire. The leaves exhibit thickness in the region of millimeters of 110×50. In common with the leaves of other sub species Rhododendron arboreum - subsp. zeylanicum bears fine brown hairs on the underside of the leaves, the same can be considered as equipment meant to with stand extreme cold.


    The buds of the Rhododendron arboreum - subsp. zeylanicum are oval in shape and they open out as flowers from time to time. The flowers come out in bunches deep red in colour. Each such bunch of flowers contains 10,20 flowers that can be separated and are 35×20 mm in size.In the Horton plains flowers bloom during April to June in profusion and can be seen adding colour to the mist clad hills and presents a lovely and resplendent spectacles while adding to the beauty of nature attracts bee’s butterflies and birds to the nectar provided and thus presence a spectacle of outstanding beauty, in the hills.

    According to the picturesque details presented the Rhododendron arboreum-subsp.zeylanicum flourishes only in the central hills. Therefore this flower has been accepted as a flower endemic to the central region.