Amalka101 said:
ඔව් වරක් රාවන රජ්ජුරැවොල රාම සහ රාවන ලෝකාන්තය යැයි අද අපි හදුන්වන ස්ථානයේ සගවා තැබුවයි කියල කියනව නේද. ඉන් පස්සෙ හනුමාන් විසින් ඔවුන් දෙන්නව ඉන් මුදා ගත්තයි කියල මම අහල තියෙනව.
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What exactly we know about the Greatest king on this earth- King Sri Ravana
- Thread starter YasasSudaraka
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ඔව් වරක් රාවන රජ්ජුරැවොල රාම සහ රාවන ලෝකාන්තය යැයි අද අපි හදුන්වන ස්ථානයේ සගවා තැබුවයි කියල කියනව නේද. ඉන් පස්සෙ හනුමාන් විසින් ඔවුන් දෙන්නව ඉන් මුදා ගත්තයි කියල මම අහල තියෙනව.
Amalka101 said:
Ravana and Untold Truth About his Legacy
ගාන නම් 1750ක් විතර වෙනව. නමුත් මේක කඩේ ගන්න නෑ මම හිතන්නෙ. sriravana.com එකේ සාමාජිකත්වය අරන් mail එකක් දාල තමා ගෙන්න ගන්න වෙන්නෙ.
Machang there was a good artical series in RIVIRA News Paper if some one can find and upload them they will really use full
YasasSudaraka said:මේ ගැන විස්තර හොයද්දි මට හමුවුනා තවත් අපූරැ දෙයක්.
දන්නවද දන්නෙ නෑ නමුත් රාමායණයේ තායිලන්ත නිර්මාණයකුත් තියෙනව. ඒකෙ එක් තැනක සදහන් වෙනව හනුමාන් සහ රාවනගෙ (දිය කිදුරියක් වූ) දුවක් සමග පෙම් පලහිලව්වක පැවැත්වූවා කියල. අවසානයේ මොවුන් දෙදෙනා එකතු වී අර්ධ වානර අර්ධ මාලුවෙක් වන දරැවෙක් ලැබුනය කියල එහි සදහන් වෙනවලු.
හ්ම්ම්ම්..... කලින් අහපු නැති කතාවක්... ග්රීක මිථ්යා කතාවල මිනටෝර් ගෙ කතාව වගේ. හිමාලය අවට කිදුරො හිටපු (ඉන්න ) කතාවනම් අහලා තියෙනවා. ඒත් දකුණු ඉන්දියාව ආශ්රිතව හිටපු වානරයො නම් සාමාන්ය මනුස්ස කොට්ඨාසයක් බවයි කියැවෙන්නෙ. වානර කියන්නෙ ඔවුන්ගෙ ගෝත්රයෙ නමලු.
රාවන ගැන කතා කාම්භෝජයෙත් තියෙනවා. රාවන එයාලගෙ රජ කෙනෙක් විදිහට පිලිගැනෙනවලු. තායිලන්තයෙ මේ කතාවත් එක්ක බැලුවහම තේරෙන එක දෙයක් තමයි රාවනගෙ රාජධානිය ඔය හැම පලාතකටම ව්යාප්ත වෙලා තිබුණු බව.
ඕක රාවන සොයුරන්ගේ පොතක්නෙවෙයි..ශ්රී රාවණ එකේ පොතක්YasasSudaraka said:Ravana and Untold Truth About his Legacy
ගාන නම් 1750ක් විතර වෙනව. නමුත් මේක කඩේ ගන්න නෑ මම හිතන්නෙ. sriravana.com එකේ සාමාජිකත්වය අරන් mail එකක් දාල තමා ගෙන්න ගන්න වෙන්නෙ.
You can read all the previous rivira articles onlineVIDUrUVAN123 said:
Go to rivira archives
http://www.rivira.lk/2009/07/12/archivesrivi.htm
YasasSudaraka said:Ravana and Untold Truth About his Legacy
ගාන නම් 1750ක් විතර වෙනව. නමුත් මේක කඩේ ගන්න නෑ මම හිතන්නෙ. sriravana.com එකේ සාමාජිකත්වය අරන් mail එකක් දාල තමා ගෙන්න ගන්න වෙන්නෙ.
ඕක ශ්රී රාවන කියන කණ්ඩායමේ ජාලිත අමරසින්හ ලියපු පොතක්
රාවන සොයුරො (Ravana Brothers) කියන්නෙ වෙනම කණ්ඩායමක්.... පටලවගන්න එපා
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The Nation EYE Sunday November 30, 2008
Printed and published by Rivira Media Corporation (Pvt) Ltd. on Sunday November 30, 2008 at 249/2, Sri Saddharma Mawatha, Maligawatta, Colombo 10.
travel
By Theja De Silva
T
he Ella Gap is no secret destination for many
Sri Lankans. Charms of the hill station with its
breathtaking view from the British era motel aptly
named ‘Grand Ella’ have impressed travellers for
decades. However for many, Ella is but a stopover
whenever on a longer journey, a short break for a refreshing
cup of tea incorporated with images of a magnificent vista
as a backdrop.
Ella, however, offers much more for those who prefer a
laid back holiday. From adventurous hikes along the verdant
slopes to a casual walk along the railway track, if there was
one word to describe the place, it would be “charming”.
The fall
Ella, literally meaning ‘waterfall’ as its name suggests,
is associated with one of the best known cascades in the
country. The Ravana Ella falls is one of those rare treats
for any traveller, with its ideal location along side a main
road. The breathtaking majesty of the fall would usually
be enough to enchant even the seasoned traveller, yet the
legends and stories associated with this fall make it one of
the best documented natural wonders of the country, firmly
enshrined in folklore since time immemorial.
The story of Rama and Sita is said to be older than re-
corded history in Sri Lanka. Whether it is the stuff of legend
or has basis fact, the story is full of romance, valour betrayal
and intrigue. According to the legend, the Indian princess
Sita is abducted by the powerful ruler of Lanka called Ra-
vana, and kept in captivity in the central hills of the country.
Ravana, though depicted as a demon in the epic myth, has
it that Sita was not harmed during her capture. Rama the
hero of the epic and believed to be a reincarnation of the
deity Vishnu is later convinced of the purity of his spouse
even after the long years in the captivity of the demon king
Ravana.
Ravana Ella is firmly rooted in this ancient legend. It is
named for the Lankan King Ravana and the story goes that
Sita was held captive in the vicinity of the crashing cascade.
Other more colourful stories also suggest that Sita herself
bathed at the waterfall with her maids. Whether one wants
to get lost in the mystery and wonder of ancient folklore
or not, the fall bereft of legend and mystical allure is still a
marvellous enough sight.
Dropping in three distinct steps from the Ella gorge to the
plains below, Ravana Ella is one of the widest cascades in
the country. It still is surrounded by lush vegetation and wil-
derness, with little disturbance to its natural beauty. Except
for adventurous local tourists who try to scale the precipice,
some times at their own peril, there is little that has changed
in the scenery of this most celebrated fall in the region.
The cave
Travelling from Ella on the Wellawaya road, a small sign
board marks the turn off to the Sita Cave, considered to
be the abode of the princess in the Ramayana. The leg-
end of the epic battle between Rama and Ravana goes
that the Lankan King took his royal captive and fled to the
Uva region from his capital of Ravana Kotte believed to be
somewhere near modern day Nuwara Eliya, when Rama
invaded the island along with his army. Here, it is said that
Princess Sita was kept captive in a cave. Today that cave
could be visited after a short hike of around 500 meters.
The cave itself has very little evidence of the royal captive
it is said to have imprisoned. However there has been a
little archaeological work carried out at this place. Just as
other caves with similar colourful legends have revealed far
more scientifically important information regarding early hu-
man habitation of the country, the Sita cave might be such
a treasure trove given that it is geologically a medium sized
structure which would have been easily capable of shelter-
ing several dozen primitive humans, long before the arrival
of Sita. There might be little sign of Sita inside its dark hol-
lows, but the cave named for the Indian princess offers a
wonderful hike through shrub forests with some great views
of the Ella Gorge along one of its precipices.
The road
The A23 better known as the Ella-Wellawaya Road is
considered by some as the most scenic motorway in the
country. Whether that is the case or not, it can definitely be
said that the road offers some of the greatest contrasts in
scenery in the shortest distance. If one starts the journey
from the Ella end, a couple of kilometres along the road,
the Ella gap comes into view. The best place to observe
the gap is from the Grand Ella Motel. From its gardens one
can even see the southern seas on a clear day and the flat
plains of Wellawaya and beyond. Commencing at Ella, situ-
ated roughly 1000 meters above sea level the road makes
a rapid decent to Wellawaya which is just a few meters
above sea level, all this in a span of 30 kilometres. Along
the way, the road winds down the Ella Gorge passing the
Ravana Ella falls. Starting from the cooler climes of the
central hills the road takes you to the dry and arid plains
of Wellawaya.
The track
The upcountry railway track holds a charm that is all its
own. A few of its great engineering masterpieces are just a
few kilometres along the railway track from Ella. The six ki-
lometre walk from Ella station to the next stop on the line at
Demodara is a lazy but fulfilling adventure. Along the way,
there are a few railway tunnels and some amazing bridges,
all built during the British era. The most grandiose bridge
among them is the Nine Arch Bridge, the longest spanning
railway bridge on the upcountry line. The Demodara station
itself is an unique piece of engineering unparalleled any-
where else in the country. Better known as the Demodara
loop the station is in fact situated right on top of a tunnel.
The track which goes through the tunnel then ascends in a
loop to the Demodara station. This feature however is not
visible when travelling on the train and is better fathomed
when walked along the track itself. After reaching Demo-
dara the best way to get back to Ella is to catch a train from
Badulla, failing which there are three wheelers and buses
on the main road which would take you back to Ella.
Where to stay
Ella remains a sleepy town, sparsely populated and quiet
to the point of being vaguely spooky at twilight. The place
has a few decent accommodation options with the best and
most sought after being the Grand Ella Motel, the rest house
which put this sleepy town on the tourist map. Several other
decent hotels have sprouted alongside the main Motel. Ra-
vana Heights and Alta Vista are few of these places which
offer decent accommodation at reasonable prices. There
are also several other family run businesses. Sunnyside
Holiday Home is one such wonderful place situated along-
side the Ella sign board when entering the town from the
Bandarawella side. It is also a short distance from the Ella
railway station. Run by a small family, the place offers basic
but clean rooms with food prepared in a home-cooked style
that will keep any visitor coming back for more.
In the land of a
captive princess
Replete with Ramayanalegend, the mystical hills of Ella are sure
to share a piece of their folklore with the worthy traveller…
Ravana E
lla
Waterfall along E
lla-Demo
dara rail tr
ack
Oncoming tr
ain on E
lla Demo
dara rail tr
ack
Nine arches bridge
View from Grand Ella Motel
Demodara station
The Ella Road
Sita Cave
Ella gap
Amalka101 said:ඕක ශ්රී රාවන කියන කණ්ඩායමේ ජාලිත අමරසින්හ ලියපු පොතක්
රාවන සොයුරො (Ravana Brothers) කියන්නෙ වෙනම කණ්ඩායමක්.... පටලවගන්න එපා
අප්පච්චියේ....
sEE_dA_trUth said:
Mahaawanshaya wadakata nathi mithyaawak kiyala apita bahara karanna baha.
Mahawanshaya naththam apita aththenma wanshayak naha. And mehema dewal katha karanna unath api mukuthma danne naha wenawa ehema nam.
Namuth prashnaya wela thiyenne oya kiyapu eka thamai.
paraspara wirodhi dewal thiyenawa. And batahira mishnari aakalpa unath naththema naha.
Mokada mahawanshayeth melowa aarambhaya kri.poo. 4004 ta aasanna kaaleka thamai pihituwanne. eeka kelinma 1700-1800 ganan wala mishnaari aakalpayak.
Idin, ethana idala liyawunu potha pathe kiyawenne naha 4004 ta kalin diyunu shishtaachaara thibuna kiyala. eeka nisa thamai mahawanshaye adu paadu thiyenawa kiyanne.
Anika therawaada mahayaana bedeema unath maha apabranshayak. mokada ravana gana kiyawena atham soothra pawaa mahayaana kiyala wen karala thiyenawane...
sEE_dA_trUth said:
Mahawanshaya liyapu eke aramuna nam mama danne naha. and kaatawath hoyaganna labenneth naha.
eekath hariyata Senarath mahaththaya sel lipi saha Ravana ge wimane babaru asse hanguwe ayi wage prashnayak...
Ravana saha Kassapa budunge kaalaya wenakan mahawanshaya liyawila thibuna nam budu dahama saha helaya thawath shakthimathwa badenawa... aparade ehema nokale eda.
nj542 said:hey bro...
i ws wondering whn i'm gonna see a comment from you in this thread
I made some comments here and there machan.
As a matter of fact, I moved to a new house. So didn't get an internet connection still.
So have to comment while I'm in the office which is nearly impossible ....
Anyway I'm always there in these threads hehe
You also pls talk!
YasasSudaraka said:සාකච්ඡාව හිතුවටත් වඩා හොදට යනව වගේ.
මම කැමතියි මෙතනදි තවත් කාරණයක් මතක් කරන්න. අපි මෙච්චර වෙලා කතා කරේ උත්තර භාරතීය වාල්මිකීගෙ රාමායණය ගැන විතරයිනෙ. ඒත් අමතක කරන්නෙපා රාමායණයේ තවත් Versions අපට ඉන්දියානු සාහිත්යයේ හමු වෙනව.
දකුණු ඉන්දීය රාම රාවන පුරාවෘත වලට අනුව සීතා කියල කියන්නෙ රාවනගෙ දියණියක්. සීතා කියල කියන්නෙ රාවන තරැණ කාලෙ උන වරදක ප්රතිපලයක් කියලයි කියන්නෙ. ඒ නිසා ඔහු ඒ දරැවා ජනක රාජධානියෙ වළ දැම්මාලු. නමුත් පස්සෙ කාලෙක ඔහුට ආරංචි වෙනව ඇය පණ පිටින් ඉන්නවය රාම සමග විවාහ වුනාය කියල. මේ හින්ද කෝපයට පත් වෙච්ච රාවන සීතාව පැහැරගෙන ආවලු.
හැබැයි මේ කතාවෙ නොගැලපෙන තැන් නැතුව නෙමේ.
ප්රධානම දේ මට තේරෙන්නෙ නැත්තෙ රාවණ ඇයි තමන්ගෙ දියණිය ජනක දේශයේම වල දමන්න තීරණය කළේ මෙච්චර ලංකාවක් තියෙද්දි.
huh?
Mokakda oyaa oyi kiyana 'version' eke title eka?
Mehemai, indiyaanu aththa ithihaasaya apita wadagath apita uruma shishtaachaaraya soyaddi.
eekata upayogi karaganna puluwan Indiyanu wadagathma grantha thamayi weda grantha (vedas). Raamayanaya unath kelinma bahara karanna baha mokada eekath ithihaasa kathaawak saadaka athuwa kiyana nisa. namuth ramayanaya wachana walin kiyawala hari yanne naha. Idea eka aragena hithanna wenawa wachana walata obben.
Wibheeshana kiyala pudgalayek hitiye naha. Wibheeshana = wi+bheeshana.
eeka pudgalayek hadunwanna yodagaththu padhayak pamanayi, namak newei.
(Wijaya unath namak newei - jaya, wijaya). Hanuma kiyanneth wadurek newei. waanara gothraye minihek.
Ahasin yana minis asata nopenena wimaana kiyala kiyanne dan USA wala hadala thiyena stealth aircrafts wage eeawata.
waariyapola thibuna kiyala kiyanneth waayupaa thotupolak (hovercraft).
ithihaasa poth wachana walin kiyawala therum ganna baha. idea eka aragena minissunta gochara wena practically wenna puluwan widiyata hithanna oni.
Namuth atham sthaana wala apita gochara nowena dewal thiyenna puluwan mokada ape technology eka thawama praathameeka mattamaka thiyena nisa.
x-pert said:I made some comments here and there machan.
As a matter of fact, I moved to a new house. So didn't get an internet connection still.
So have to comment while I'm in the office which is nearly impossible ....
Anyway I'm always there in these threads hehe
You also pls talk!
congrats on the new house bro...
hope u r all settling down nicely...
hehe......i ddn't got a chance to follow the thread....
and now it's very long....can't go through all of tht...
ddn't wanna jump in and talk without knowing ins and outs.
so i kept my mouth shut...
lolz.....
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