Properties of Sri Lanka

  Prana Jeewa plant (Dancing Plant or telegraph plant)ප්‍රාණ ජීව පැළෑටිය prana means life jeewa means living. This is considered as a very valuable medicine in Sri Lanka. It is said that when a very ill patient is given a little juice from the leaves of this plant, the disease disappears. The leaves are also used to make valuable medicinal oils in Sri Lanka. The other specialty of this plant is that the small leaves under the big leaves rotate throughout the day. When any sound is heard, it can be observed that the leaves rotates rapidly. It is said that this plant has a special liking for music. When one walks near this plant, one can see the plant swinging. This may be why this plant is named as the dancing plant. Dancing plant Dancing plant \ Seeds of the Dancing plant Flowers of the Dancing plant Seeds of the Dancing plant A fairly large plant                                   ...

Wind farm Puttalam, Sri Lanka Puttalam power plant is the largest power plant in Sri Lanka.There are 25 wind turbines generate 20 MW to the national electricity grid.It is located on the south - east shore of the Puttalam lagoon in puttalam Sri Lanka.Construction of this power plants was began in 2009.Construction cost was USD 40 million.Owner of this power plant is Wind force (pvt) Ltd.This power plants is maintained by Seguwantivu and Vidatamunai(pvt) Ltd.Wind power Electricity cheaper than other energy sources.The way to go there from colombo,wattala,seeduwa,Negombo,Kattuwa,Waikkal,Bolawatta,Nainamadama,Wennappuwa,Marawila,Mhawewa,Bangadenya,Arachchikattuwa,Anawilundawa,Baththuluoya,Akkaraweli,Mundel,Mangala eliya,Madurankuli,Karikattiya,Thilladi,Puttalam.

The indigenous people (Vadda) of Sri Lanka are a minority community.The indigenous people of Sri Lanka are divided into three parts according to the provinces.They are called Anuradhapura vadda,Coastal vadda, Bintenna vadda(Mahiyanganaya) The Vaddas of Sri Lanka acting in accordance with the Sinhala-Tamil Hindu culture.There is a conection between Anuradhapura Vaddas and coastal Vaddas.Uruwarige Wannilaththo of Bintenne Vadda regarded as leader of Vaddas in Lanka. uchyjcpt5jw/Xv1eBQ_MiLI/AAAAAAAAGFI/uZpo6jqn9zUxyYZPBGcftaxdR9er722PwCK4BGAsYHg/s2592/WP_20181224_025.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> A model of a house built to escape the threat of elephants A model of a house built to escape the threat of elephants Vadda leader's house Vadda leader's house Vadda leader's house With Vadda leader Vadda leader's house   

Anuradhapura Kingdom The Anuradhapura kindom was the first kingdom  of Sri Lanka.this kingdom was founded by king Pandukabhaya.King Devanampiyathissa was an outstanding king during the Anuradhapura period.The ruins of temples built by him can still be seen today.The sacred Atamasthan (eight sacred places that,Lankaramaya,The Jaya sri maha bodhi(tree planted by king Devanampiyathissa 307-267 BC),The Lovamahapaya,The Mirisavati stupa,The Jethavanarama stupa,The Abhayagiri stupa,The Thuparama stupa,The ruwanwali maha stupa) built by different king sat different times is located in Anuradhapura.Anuradhapura is 203km away from Colombo.

Lakvijaya Power station, Norochcholai Sri Lanka Lakvijaya Power station is located in Norochcholai,Puttalam district in the Kalpitiya peninsula in Sri Lanka.It is a coal-fired power station.The construction work commenced in 2006.In 2011 300MW was added to the national electric power system. People can view this power station in advance.