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Yudagana lake

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 yudagana lake  Yudagana  lake is located about one and a half  miles from Buttala town.it is believed that this lake was built during the reign  of Mahanaga.it is said that the raw materials for the production of the construction of the historical yudagana dagaba were  obtained from this lake. This lake was renovated by the irrigation department in 1950-1952.The lake is  fed by a watershed area of about 1.7  square miles.It also has a  300 feet long Dam.The water capacity  cof Yudhagana lakes is about thousand acre feet.spread over and area of 150 acres.100 feet long concert i spillway Gate is built on the left Bank.This yudagana lake consist of a main Canal about a mile long and its subsidiary canals and field canals. This provides irrigation facilities for about 252  acres of paddy farming .In there was also  old road Lake with Yudagana vehera.steps have been taken to develop the the supervis supervision .the historical yuda...

Buduruvagala

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 Buduruvagala  Buduruvagala temple can be reached by going about three miles along the Thanamalvila road from wellawaya town and taking the side road Buduruvagala is famous for the huge buddha and bosat images carved out of black rock.The name Buduruvagala is also created from the of meaning of the stone from which the image of the buddha was carved.The surface of this rock,which is about seventy feet wide,is flat.The rock where this statue is carved is located above Buduruvagala lake.Because of a big rock similar to the style of an elephant the height varies from place to place,and Buddha image has been carved at the highest place.It seems that the so feet tell statue of Buddha,Which Occupies the leading place here,was carved out of stone and completed with lime plaster.This sculpture tradition is called "Chitrabhasa tradition'.On both sides of Buddha other images are clustered.It is reasonable to conclude  that this Buddha statue is an image of Dhyana Buddha due such...

Chinese brush painting

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 Chinese brush painting Chinese brush  painting is the traditional art of painting with natural animal hair brush and ink on rice paper or silk.These paintings are divided into two parts, monochrome paintings and color paintings.Mostly animals, birds, flowers or nature scenes are used for this purpose. The trick to this style of painting is to hold the brush and direct it, producing subtle and refined strokes.These paintings are similar in style and technique to traditional Chinese calligraphy.Chinese brush painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world.This refers to an art that has been practiced since around 770 BC when artists of the Eastern Chaw Dynasty began to depict the natural world.Themes such as a single flower, a fruit or birds sitting on a branch are used for this.Supplies needed to learn this art are various sizes of Chinese calligraphy  brushes ,black and colored inks palettes or containers for inks, rice papers, pencils.In the pa...

Super weapons of the Ancient greeks

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 Super weapons of the Ancient greeks Ballista,Gastraphetes,clow of Archimedes and Aspis   are weapons of ancient greek.Greek fire is also called sea fire by many people nowadays.Greek fire is an ancient super weapon shrouded  in mystery to this day.How it  worked,  but how it made ,its name and its creator are not  known.Thiyofanees  a Greek historian,  says that this was design by a Greek architect named calinicos in the 6th century AD. but most historians today believe that it was invented by the Byzantine  Empire   in the  7 th century.is a very dangerous one.  it is liquid  placed in clay pot and them launched by launch by caterpults  or sent down pipes attached on ships.great fire burns  spontaneously and once ignited  cannot be extinguished. Throwing water father spreads this.  this weapon did a great job in defending  Constantinople and letter Defend in the Arabic against Venice. ...

Rahathan Kanda

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  Rahathan Kanda The area between Buththala,Okkanpitiya on the Buththala,Katharagama,Raja Mavatha road and the 18th mile post known as Kanapethiyannara.From that area,parallel to the road,there is a long ridge extending from the south to the north.This mountain range name is Aragal mountain range.Some of the peaks of the extended mountain range are about 1500 feet.Mulgala and Bambarakottehela are considered the highest point of the mountain range,which is not shorter than a thousand feet.The part of this mountain range which is close to Buththala is called Rahathan Kanda.It is believed that this mountain was created by  Arahats to stop the war between Dutugamunu and brothers.This that is why the part chosest to Buththala Yudaganava is called Rahathan Kanda.It can be said that the story of being created by the Arahats was  included in this because of its amazing location.The part north of this mountain is called,"Andan pahuwa'.It has a cave temple in the north called "Katu...

Seafood

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SEAFOOD  Seafood refers to any form related to sea life that regarded as food  by humans. Example  of seafood  include  swordfish,Tuna,Halibut,mahi -mahi,Cod,sardine,Tilapia,yellowfin Tuna,Crab,Oyster,Salman,king mackerel,Trout,Anchovy,Cuttlefish,Octopus,Shrimp,Northern red snapper etc. seafoods are nutritionally perfect.also popular as low calorieds foods.if we talk about the nutrients quality of these, it  contains, sodium,phosphorus ,magnesium,iodine,zinc,potassium ,vitamin A ,B6,B12,E and omega3 fatty acid.                        benefits of eating food include brain development,antique inflammatory properties,reducing the incident incidents of cancer conditions,prevents eye diseases (Reducing  of cataract formation ), promote heart health , and since  these contain zinc,hair growth is  reduced buy hair loss.bones and teeth are strong because of calcium. Becouse of these fact w...

Lavender flower

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  lavender flower  lavender flower is an extremely beautiful spices of flower that is spread  all over the world as commercial crop. The scientific name is Lavavdula angustifolia . These flowers are purple in colour.This plant is spread from the Western Middle East to the Northern Indian region.The leading manufacturing countries in the world are countries like Bulgaria,France,china and the United States of America.Today there are nearly 50 spises of levenders spread around the world.Among damn English lavender , French lavender ,Italian lavender  ,Spanish lavender ,Ductch Lavenders all some of the popular lavenders,cultivated as an ornamental flower for Garden decoration and also as a commercial crop.lavender oil is extracted from the  flowers used for  commercial cultivation. the highly valued lavender oil is also used in perfumes, soaps,cosmetic products and beauty products. Also, these  flowers are also used as tea,honey  and medicine. Its le...

Esraj

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Esraj Mr. Sujeewa Ranasingha An Instrument belonging to North Indian Hindustani music .This is most popular in bengal.shanthi Niketana ,founded by Rabindranath Tagore is the main education al institution that teaches this instrument.Esraj has four main strings.wood and  animal skins are used for design.This instrument is a musical Instrument belonging to the sarangi  family.This instrument is play  sitting on floor and sound is produced by bow.This is the same musical instrument as the voice  we emit .It has the ability to play with out breaking the sound.  Famous  Indian  players:                  Pandit Aziz chandra benerjee.                  Pandit Ranadeer Roy. Famous srilankan players:                  Visharad sadananda pattiarachchi.                   Visharad  Li...

A Delicious Dessert Recipe

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🍫 Cheecese chocolate 🍫                Ingredients : 250g  of checese.                                60g of  sugar .                                2 eggs.                                150g of  cream.                                 8g  of  corn four .                                30g  of coffee .             (Chocolate layer )                                  100g of dark chocolate .     ...

SRILANKAN MYNAH

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  SRILANKAN MYNAH Light yellow with a long beak and a yellowish golden colour extending around the head to either side of ears. The Scientific name is ( Gracula ptilogenys ).                       Srilankan mynah ,which lives mostly in the wet zone,wanders in to the dry zone only  in spring.A bird close to humans and can be easily tamed.These birds have to ability to imitate human voice .A variety of fruits as well as small nuts  are eaten.This bird species is one of the 33bird species endemic to srilanka.usually mid canopy layer is occupied by the branch layer of plants.The small pods in the plants are used to make their young.                  Breeding season is from march to may and from August to october every year . The female bird lays two eggs at a time.It gives birth to four  cubs per year and a couple of birds care for and feed their young.