Want to watch elephants closely? a lot? visit Pinnawala

would you like to watch 60 or more elephants of all ages at a single location?if so,Pinnawala is the place you should visit which is the Sri lankan elephant orphanage situated 90km from Colombo. This elephant orphanage has been established on 1972 and been relocated to the present location 3years later.

At Pinnawala,you will be able to watch a lot of baby elephants wondering around their new foster home and how they are been bottlefed and been cared.As this is the place in Sri lanka you can watch most number of elephants at once,the place is always filled with local and foreign visitors.watch a video

There are fixed shedules at Pinnawala where you can watch all the elephants having a bath at "Ma oya"(a river branch) sharp at 10am and 2pm.This "Ma oya" is located just in front of the orphanage.During the bathing time you will see these jumbo creatures natural behaviours at wild enjoying the refreshing coolness of the water.The feeding time is usually around one hour earlier to the bathing time.Watch another video

Because most of the elephants at Pinnawala have seen alot of humans,they are not aggressive and you might get a chance to get closer to them and also to touch and bottle feed some cute baby elephants( its done around 8am) if you are there at the right time.There are various beautiful crafts,most representing elephants that you can buy at Pinnawala to make your visit memorable!!!

Our national bird "Ceylon jungle fowl"

Ceylon jungle fowl(Sri lankans call it "Walikukula") is a very colourful and elegant looking bird which has the distinction of being the National bird of Sri lanka.This beautiful cock is native to Sri lanka and as you might know Sri lanka once had been named as Ceylon and that's how this creature has had its name.It eats seeds,grains and insects and it mostly lives on trees.
Because this bird is extremely shy,so it's almost never found as pets in households.Though Ceylon jungle fowl can be found at national parks and jungles all over the country,it's mostly seen at the dry Zone.Ceylon jungle fowl is closely related to the common red jungle fowl but you can identify it by reddish orange legs,head topped with a comb which is slightly jagged and the spot of bright yellow on it's comb.

want to watch a video of this beautiful bird? please visit
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Temple of the sacred tooth relic(Sri Daladaa Maaligaawa)

Kandy was the last kingdom of Sri lanka.In ancient Sri lanka there was a rule that who has the ownership of the sacred tooth owns the crown of the country.So it was the symbol of sovereignty of Sri lanka.It was king's responsibility to protect the sacred tooth.When ever there was a kingdom,(Anuradhapura,Polonnaruwa,Gampola etc)there was a separate palace built for the sacred tooth.As mentioned kandy was the last kingdom the palace build for the sacred tooth relic during that period was Sri daladaa Maaligawa which is the temple of the sacred tooth relic and there we still have our precious sacred tooth relic inside.

At the temple things you can watch and appreciate would be
1)the temple and its structure
2)the museum adjoining the temple
3)room housing the sacred tooth(during poojas)
4)might see some elephants as well if you are lucky
5)Kandy Esala perahara on July (if you are very lucky)

If you want to know about the Sacred tooth relic-it is said to have been snatched from the flames of lord Buddha's pyre in 543BC and brought to Sri lanka during the 4th century AD hidden in the hair of a princess for its safety.

To worship the sacred tooth Sri lankans traditionally do a perahara since ancient times.If you have hot seen a kandy Esala perahara you are unlucky.It is a one of very colourful events happening since 15th century.The Perahara consists of traditional sinhala music and kandyan dancing plus it has a large number of charming beautifully decorated glistening elephants as well.Esala perahara is an event which happens annually on July.Watch Esala perehara video

If you want to know more about temple of the sacred tooth relic you can visit
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want to go to heaven before you die? visit Srilanka

Are you planning to spend your vacation some where you have never been before?In what kind of an environment do you like to spend it?should it be warm?should there be a beautiful beach?you like mountains?waterfalls? places with ancient values?rivers?forest?animal watching?you name it...Sri lanka has them all.

Sri lanka is an island which is situated just below India(if you look in a map).The beauty of Sri lanka is that its variation.different ethnic groups live in harmony in this beautiful island...after the war has been ended(it was really a humanitarian issue to rescue innocent civilians by Sri lankan Forces...cannot be called as a war) now there is no risk for anyone to visit this beautiful island.

want to visit places with ancient values?In Sri lanka you can go to Anuradhapura,Polonnaruwa,Seegiriya and many more places which are all ancient kingdoms with lots of ancient values....
if you want to see tea estates and want to spend your time without some hot sunshine you can go to Nuwaraeliya... you will come across many beautiful water falls as well, on the way to Nuwaraeliya from Colombo.
What is the use of your visit if you don't see some Elephants..so don't forget to visit Pinnawela as well where you will see the most number of elephants at one place in your life.
The most valuable advantage of visiting Sri lanka is that you don't have to spend much time to shift from one place to another.you can admire the most beautiful beach in the world at Nilaweli(i am pretty sure its the best beach)and see some tea estates and water falls or see the beauty of ancient Anuradhapura city after some 6to 8 hour of travel by a vehicle.its the beauty of it...
If you have decided to visit this beautiful island or even considering it, feel free to ask any thing regarding our country here..thank you.