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Carmel English School building. In 1922, Apostolic Carmelites Nuns came to Sri Lanka to provide their services. In July 1928 they established the Carmel Convent in Kalmunai. In 1958, Carmel High School was formed by amalgamating all their English and Tamil medium schools.
Adam's Bridge. Adam's Bridge, [ a] also known as Rama's Bridge or Rama Setu, [ c] is a chain of natural limestone shoals between Pamban Island, also known as Rameswaram Island, off the south-eastern coast of Tamil Nadu, India, and Mannar Island, off the north-western coast of Sri Lanka. Geological evidence suggests that the bridge was formerly ...
Sri Lanka. The Palk Strait ( Tamil: பாக்கு நீரிணை Pākku Nīriṇai, Sinhala: පෝක් සමුද්ර සන්ධිය Pok Samudra Sandhiya) is a strait between the Tamil Nadu state of India and the Jaffna District of the Northern Province of the island nation of Sri Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengal in ...
The Poruwa ceremony appears to have existed in Sri Lanka before the introduction of Buddhism in the 3rd century BC. The Poruwa ceremony was a valid custom as a registered marriage until the British introduced the registration of marriages by Law in 1870. Today's Poruwa ceremony has been influenced by both upcountry and low country customs of ...
According to the ancient Sri Lankan chronicle the Cūḷavaṃsa, this area was a large forest, then after storms and landslides it became a hill and was selected by King Kashyapa (AD 477–495) for his new capital. He built his palace on top of this rock and decorated its sides with colourful frescoes. On a small plateau about halfway up the ...
The following is a list of ports in Sri Lanka. All ports and harbours in Sri Lanka are maintained and governed by the Government of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Ports Authority . List of ports
1]: Location: Tewatte, Ragama, Sri Lanka: Country: Sri Lanka: Language(s): Sinhala Tamil English Latin: Denomination: Roman Catholic: History; Status: Minor Basilica National shrine: Founded: February 6, 1974; 50 years ago (): Founder(s): Jean-Marie Masson [2]: Dedication: Our Lady of Lanka(Mary Immaculate): Architecture; Functional status: Active: Architect(s): Spanish architect Fr. Heras [3 ...
The coastal waters are also home to spinner, bottlenose and Indo-Pacific humpback dolphins, whales, sea turtles, and the elusive dugong. [7] The Sri Lankan government has now formulated a master plan for the development of tourism industry here. [8] [9] Alankuda is a stretch of beach in Kalpitiya that is home to a number of beach hotels. [10]