In praise of Kumana

   

                            

               

                       Bordering the yala national park to the east is the well-known bird sanctuary, kumana,As you approach kumana you hear  a rather noisy invitation thousands of birds calling one another. Here a large variety of indigenous aquatic birds gather from April  to July making kumana a bird watcher’s paradise there are herons, Starks, egrets and spoonbills, nesting in the trees above. Water hens purple coot and jacana build their nests in the swamp below.

                                   From October on words the migrants or the “Bird tourists’’ arrive to get away from the northern winter are attracted by the lagoons. The tern, sandpiper, plover, Dutch and snipe is remarkable for the marathon flight it marks all the way from Siberia, although it weighs only about 120 grammas

                                 The migrant birds leave by the end of March.

Ducks are the first to go. They make a fine sight as they circle the land and move away in an arrow head formation against a blue sky on their long way home.

 

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Hanwella Village

Hanwella is a village on the route to the hill country. It is situated by the kelani Ganga about 45 kilometers from Colombo. It was once a Portuguese fortress. After the Portuguese come to Sri Lanka in the early year of the 15th century Hanwella become and important place. It was on the route of armies both local and foreign .cams were set up there in times of war between the Sinhala kings and Portuguese. Dutch and British armies Remains of the fortress exist to this day in the grounds of Hanwella Rest house.
Modern Hanwella is no sleepy little hamlet. The majority or its inhabitants are farmers. Paddy, vegetable and fruits are widely and extensively.
Five miles from the main town is a Roman Catholic convent. The nuns there hare learnt the special iced are of nurturing silk worms and weaving the most beautiful and so fest natural silks in Sri Lanka.
At Hanwella those traveling on to the high level road or branding of from the low level road from Colombo, get there first glimpse of Sri Pad.

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Wesak Festival

Wesak is the most important religious festival observed by Buddhist all over the world. It is celebrated to commemorate the birth of prince Siddhartha and his enlighten and passing away.

Prince Siddhartha was born at Lumbini Park in the city of kimbulwath his parents were king suddodana and queen mahamaya he taught the world the path to deliverance from suffering in his first discourse he expounded the noble truth.

On wesak day million of Buddhists in sri lanka observe various religious practices such as observing sil,alms giving,listning sermon.

In to high whole country covered in to fairly and of lights and color gigantic pandas with thousand of musty colored lights devotional songs.

Event in rural areas Buddhists decorate their houses with candles, wesak lanterns, on this day it is very pleasant to see devoted Buddhists dressed in white carrying flower making there way to temples to pay the home go to lord Buddha and million of people other the words I take refuge in the Buddha dhamma and sanga.

May the triple gem bless old over the world people

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