Liyya Residence

26/02/2019

08/10/2017

Lankathilaka Vihara

Is an ancient Buddhist situated in Udunuwara of kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located Daulagala road approximately 4km away from Pilimathalawa junction and a few kilometers ancient Buddhist temple, Gadaladeniya Vihara. It is considered as the most magnificent architectural edifice created during the Gampola Era.
The temple goes back to the 14th century. According to historical report this temple was built by king Bhuvanekabahu IV, who reigned from 1341 to 1351. He entrusted the contraction of this chief minister named Senalankadhikara, who successfully finished the work of this temple. The architecture of the temple was designed by a South Indian architectnamed Sathapati Rayar. According to the professor Senarath paranavithana,Sathapati Rayar designed his temple using Sinhalese architecture of Polonnaruwa Era and also with architecture patterns.
The Vihara building have been built an anatural rock called Panhalgala Rock. Among the building the image house possess characteristically outstanding architectural features, embellished with traditional Sinhalese sculptures. According the facts recorded in the Lankathilaka copper plaque, this image house was construct as a four storied mansion with height of eighty feet,but today only 3 stories can be seen. The walls and the ceiling of the image house has been adorned with the kandyan era paintings and sculptures.
Rock curved inscriptions found in the temple. premises with both Sinhala & Tamil sections proclaim abouth the initiators and the facilities gifted to this temple by the kings.

05/10/2017

Gadaladeniya Vihara (alsp known as saddharmatilaka vihara or Dharma kirthi viharaya)

Buddhist temple situated in pilimathalawa, kandy,sri lanka. It is located on Gadaladeniya Road,just up from the Gadaladeniya Junction of the colombo-kandy road(A1).
The history of the temple goes back to the 14th Century. According to historical reports this temple was built in 1344, under the patronage of king Bhuvanekabana IV, who reigned from 1341 to 1351 by the Ven.Seelavamsa Dharmakirthi. The architecture of the temple was designed following Hindu artistic styles by Ganesvarachari, a south indian architect. On the rock out crop, upon which the temple stands, is a carved inscription regarding the temple's construction. The temple was constructed in the Dravidian architectural style incorporating Sinhalse Architecture from the Polonnaruwa era and other Indo Chinese architectural patterns.
The central temple building is unique in that is built entirely of sculptured granite except for two shikharas,which are built of brick, and site an a massive stone slab. The sikharas, which are located above the sanctum begins in an octagonal shape but has been given the features of a Daoba-after the original construction of the temple building, possibly in the 18th or 19th century, a multi-tiered and tiled sinhalese roof, resting on brick piers and wooden pillars, was added to the temple, concealing the flat roof and the shikharas.

14/06/2017

Classical Dances ( Traditional dance )

There are three main styles of Sri Lankan classical dance:

01.The Kandyan dances of the Hill Country, known as Uda Rata Natum;
02.The low country dances of the southern plains, known as Pahatha Rata Natum;
03.Sabaragamuwa dances, or Sabaragamuwa Natum.

Kandyan dance takes its name from Kandy, the last royal capital of Sri Lanka, which is situated about 120 kilometers from the modern capital at Colombo. This genre is today considered the classical dance of Sri Lanka. In Sanskrit terminology it is considered pure dance (nrtta); it features a highly developed system of "tala" (rhythm), provided by cymbals called "thalampataa". There are five distinct types; the ves, naiyandi, uddekki, pantheru, and vannams.

The three classical dance forms differ in their styles of body-movements and gestures, in the costumes worn by the performers, and in the shape and size of the drums used to provide rhythmic sound patterns to accompany the dancing.

The drum used in Kandyan dancing is known as the Geta Bera, the drum in Ruhunu (low country) dancing as the "Yak Bera", and drum in Sabaragamu dancing as the "Davula" (the word Bera or Bereya in Sinhale means "Drum") The Geta Bera is beaten with the hands as is also Yak Bera, while the Davula is played with a stick on one side and with one hand on the other side; the Geta Bera has a body which tapers on both sides while the Yak Bera and the Davula both have cylindrical bodies.

The main distinguishing feature between Kandyan and Sabaragamu dancing, and Ruhunu dancing, is that Ruhunu dancers wear masks.

13/06/2017

Sri Dalada Maligawa or The Temple of Tooth Relic is a Buddhist temple in the city of Kandy Sri Lanka. It is located in the royal palace complex of the former Kingdom of Kandy, which houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha. Since ancient times, the relic has played an important role in local politics because it is believed that whoever holds the relic holds the governance of the country. Kandy was the last Capital of the Sri Lanka kings and is a world heritage site mainly due to the temple.....

07/06/2017

08/05/2017

Sigiriya or Sinhagiri (Lion Rock) is an ancient rock Fortress located in the northern Matale District near the town of Dambulla in the Central Province, Sri Lanka. The name refers to a site of historical and archaeological Significance that is dominated by a massive column of rock nearly 200 meters (660ft) hogh. According to the ancient Sri Lankan chronicle the Culavamsa, this site was selected by king Kashyapa (477-495 CE) for his new capital. He built his place on the top of this rock and decorated its sides with colorful frescoes. on a small plateau about halfway up the side of this rock he built a gateway in the from of an enormous lion. Thw name of this place is derived from his structure-sinhagiri, the Lion Rock. The capital and the royal palace was abandoned after the kong's death. It was used as a Buddhist monastery until the 14th century.

05/05/2017

20/04/2017

Wales Park Kandy

The Royal Palace Park, also known as Wales Park, Wace Park or Rajasinghe Park, is a small park on top a small hill in the heart of the city of kandy, that over looks Kandy Lake and most of the city. Established by king Sri Vikrama Rajasingha of Sri Lanka it was renamed as Wales Park in honor of the Prince of Wales by the British.

18/04/2017

Vesak is recognized as the most venerated day of the calendar for all Buddhist in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, Nepal & the South East Asian countries of Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Burma and Indonesia. This day encompasses the three mail life event of Gauthama Buddha namely as birth enlightenment and passing away.

Sri Lanka is the country practice more live Buddhism with a great honor. This year 2017, Vesak Festival will be celebrated on 10th of May with its Vesak varies according to the various lunar calendar used in different traditions.

07/04/2017

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is an orphanage, nursery and captive breeding ground for wild Asian elephants located at Pinnawala village, 13 km (8.1 mi) northeast of Kegalle town in Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. Pinnawala has the largest herd of captive elephants in the world. In 2011, there were 88 elephants, including 39 males and 49 females from 3 generations, living in Pinnawala.[1]

The orphanage was founded to care and protect the many orphaned unweaned wild elephants found wandering in and near the forests of Sri Lanka. It was established in 1975 by the Sri Lanka Department of Wildlife Conservation