Ranweli Tours Sri Lanka

05/11/2024

MR Manoj KUMAR and His Family from india end their 9 day tour (private tour) in Sri Lanka . ,sigiriya,kandy ,Nuwaraeliya,Ella,bentota will be the highlights of their tour.

Handled by :Niro
Ride : Toyota KDH
Reservation Source : Diret

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05/11/2024

MR Leonhard Mayrhofer and His wife from germany end their 3 day tour (private tour) in Sri Lanka . ,sigiriya,kandy and Ella will be the highlights of their tour.

Handled by :Lakmal
Ride : Toyota axio
Reservation Source : Diret

05/11/2024

🔹Mihinthale

In the 3rd century BC, the area of Mihintale (mihinthalaya) was a thick jungle area inhabited by wild animals and was a hunting ground reserved for the royals. All this changed in 250 BC when the son of the Indian Emperor Asoka, Mahinda Maha Thero arrived at the Missaka Pauwa to meet King Devanampiyatissa for the first time and asked the famous questions to decide whether he is intelligent enough to understand the philosophy of the Buddha.

Initially Mahinda Maha Thero’s residence, but later Mihintale (mihinthalaya) became a main center for Theravada Buddhism and is considered the cradle of Buddhism in Sri Lanka and was developed throughout the millennia by many kings as a massive monastic complex complete with hospitals for the sick bhikkhus.

Mihinthale is a collection of four mountains each about 1000 feet in height.

They are

Mihinthalawa
Ath Vehera mountain
Anaikutti mountain
Rajagiri Lena mountain
Mihinthalawa is the main mountain where the Aradhana gala (The rock of invitation) and the main Mahaseya stupa is situated.

Mihintale is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It is now a pilgrimage site, and the site of several religious monuments and abandoned structures.

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05/11/2024

MR Rasikchandra jekisandas tailor and His family from India started their 07 day tour (private tour) in Sri Lanka . ,Kandy .
, Nuwara-eliya, , galle and bentota will be the highlights of their tour.

Handled by : Chandana
Ride : Toyota KDH
Reservation Source : Diret

05/11/2024

🔗 Gadaladeniya Viharaya

Gadaladenyia Vihara (also known as Saddharmatilaka Vihara or Dharma Kirthi Viharaya) is an ancient Buddhist temple situated in Pilimathalawa, Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located on Gadaladenyia Road (B116), just up from the Gadaladeniya junction of the Colombo Kandy Road (A1), approximately 12.5 km (7.8 mi) to the west of Kandy and 3 km (1.9 mi) from the ancient buddhist temple, Lankatilaka Vihara. It is considered one of the largest rock temples in Sri Lanka.

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05/11/2024

Sembuwatta Lake 🏝🏝

Sembuwatta Lake is a tourist attraction situated at Elkaduwa in the Matale District of Sri Lanka, adjacent to the Campbell's Lane Forest Reserve. Sembuwatta Lake is a man-made lake created from natural spring water. Alongside the lake is a natural swimming pool.

Sembuwatta Lake is believed to be 9 m (30 ft) to 12 m (39 ft) deep. Currently, the lake belongs to the Elkaduwa Plantations and produces electricity for the nearby villagers. The lake and surrounds were renovated by Radley Dissage, the Elkaduwa Plantations estate superintendent, who connected the lake to nearby water fountains.

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04/11/2024

MR Sumant Kasliwal and His family from India started their 08 day tour (private tour) in Sri Lanka .colombo ,Kandy .
, Nuwara-eliya, ella , galle and bentota will be the highlights of their tour.

Handled by :Lathik nanayakkara( Suranga)
Ride : Toyota KDH Hiroof
Reservation Source : Diret

30/10/2024

🔗 Ambuluwawa Tower

Reaching the top of Ambuluwawa one can experience the most amazing views which could sometimes be covered by the ongoing mist. However, once the mist clears off the view can be scary and freak out climbers, especially those who have a fear of heights. Do note that hiking Ambuluwawa is not at all dangerous or risky, but it would not be the ideal kind of adventure for those with a fear of heights.

Avoid leaning on the railing to capture photographs especially at the top as this is extremely risky and one could easily slip off from here. Ambuluwawa is a relatively easy hike to do which gives you 360 degree views of the surrounding mountains, forests, rivers and towns.

It is an area richly diverse, with evergreen forests, blossomed flower plants as well creepers and about 200 different kinds of plants from 80 plant families including a variety of medicinal plants. Ambuluwawa is surrounded by many mountains including Piduruthalagala from the East, Bible Rock (Bathalegala) from the West, Sri Pada (Adam's Peak) from the South and Knuckles Mountain Range from the North. Apart from these mountains many other mountains are also clearly visible from here and adds to the beauty of the area.

These are the Hanthana Mountain Range, Hunnasigiri Mountain and mountain ranges associated with Algalla and Kadugannawa. There is a cool mountain breeze in the area due to this reason. The Ambuluwawa Hill and the adjacent forest is designated as a forest reservation which is named as the Ambuluwawa ICC Forest Reservation. The history of the Ambuluwawa Temple dates back to the 13th century during the reign of King Buwanekabahu IV.

It is said that the Ambuluwawa Peak was the center of the Gampola Kingdom during his reign. But there is nothing with historical or archaeological values in here.

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20/10/2024

Leila sephora Renard
and her Frend from West Indies ends their 03 day tour (private tour) in Sri Lanka. Negambo,Kandy ,and colombo will be the highlights of their tour.

Handled by : Lakmal
Ride : Toyota Axio
Reservation Source : Online (web)

20/10/2024

🔺 Turmeric

Turmeric (botanical name Curcuma longa (/'k3:rkjumə 'longǝ/), is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae. It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and high annual rainfall to thrive.

Plants are gathered each year for their rhizomes, some for propagation in the following season and some for consumption.

The rhizomes are used fresh or boiled in water and dried, after which they are ground into a deep orange-yellow powder commonly used as a coloring and flavoring agent in many Asian cuisines, especially for curries, as well as for the dyeing characteristics imparted by the principal turmeric constituent, curcumin. Turmeric powder has a warm, bitter, black pepper-like flavor and earthy, mustard-like aroma.

Curcumin, a bright yellow chemical produced by the turmeric plant, is approved as a food additive by the World Health Organization, European Parliament, and United States Food and Drug Administration. [6] Although long used in Ayurvedic medicine, there is no high-quality clinical evidence that consuming turmeric or curcumin is effective for treating any disease. [9] [10]

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20/10/2024

🔹 Black Pepper

Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit (the peppercorn), which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit is a drupe (stonefruit) which is about 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter (fresh and fully mature), dark red, and contains a stone which encloses a single pepper seed.

Peppercorns and the ground pepper derived from them may be described simply as pepper, or more precisely as black pepper (cooked and dried unripe fruit), green pepper (dried unripe fruit), or white pepper (ripe fruit seeds).

Black pepper is native to the Malabar Coast of India, and the Malabar pepper is extensively cultivated there and in other tropical regions. Ground, dried, and cooked peppercorns have been used since antiquity, both for flavour and as a traditional medicine. Black pepper is the world's most traded spice, and is one of the most common spices added to cuisines around the world.

Its spiciness is due to the chemical compound piperine, which is a different kind of spiciness from that of capsaicin characteristic of chili peppers. It is ubiquitous in the Western world as a seasoning, and is often paired with salt and available on dining tables in shakers or mills.

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20/10/2024

Mr Thomas
and his Lovely wife Tanja Roeder from Germany ends their 16 day tour (private tour) in Sri Lanka. Negambo,Anuradapura,Mihintale,Polonnaruwa,Sigiriya,Kandy ,Nuwara-Eliya, Adam-Speak, Ella, yala national Park,Mirissa beach,Colombo will be the highlights of their tour.

Handled by : Lakmal
Ride : Toyota Axio
Reservation Source : Online (web)

13/10/2024

Rawana falls 🌊🌊

Touring the idyllic town of Ella would be incomplete if one misses out on experiencing the wonder of Ravana Falls. Renowned for being one of Sri Lanka’s widest waterfalls, this 82 ft. the cascading body of water is nestled within the Ravana Ella Wildlife Sanctuary and a further six km from the Ella Railway Station.

While providing outstanding opportunities for a leisurely swim, adventure seekers will also find that climbing some of the rocks located nearby affords awe-inspiring vistas of both the falls as well as some of Ella’s treasured surroundings.

Ravana falls is named after the demon King Ravana who according to traditional folklore is believed to have ruled Sri Lanka. It is a popular sightseeing attraction in Sri Lanka and currently ranks as one of the widest waterfalls in the country.

It is best visited during the local wet season when the water is said to resemble an Areca flower with withering petals. This is situated in the 12-13thmilepost of Ella Wellawaya road. Ravana Falls can also be reached by travelling 10km towards Wellawaya from Kubalwela junction in Badulla Bandarawela road and could be a quick stop along the way as it can be viewed from the main road.

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13/10/2024

13/10/2024

Sri Lankan jungle fowl 🐔🐓

Known during the colonial era as the Ceylon Jungle Fowl, the Sri Lankan Jungle Fowl is endemic to the island and is also the national bird of Sri Lanka. In Sinhala it is known as Walikukula. As with other junglefowl, the Sri Lankan Junglefowl is strongly sexually dimorphic: the male is much larger than the female, with more vivid plumage and a highly exaggerated wattle and comb.

The male Sri Lankan Juglefowl ranges from 66-73 cm (26-29 in) in length and 790-1,140 g (1.7-2.5 lb) in weight, essentially resembling a large muscular rooster. The male has orange-red body plumage, and dark purple to black wings and tail. The feathers of the mane descending from head to base of spine are golden and the face has bare red skin and wattles. The comb is red with a yellow centre. As with the Green Junglefowl, the c**k does not possess an eclipse plumage.

The female is much smaller, at only 35 cm (14 in) in length and 510-645 g (1.1-1.42 lb) in weight, with dull brown plumage with white patterning on the lower belly and breast, ideal camouflage for a nesting bird.

The Sri Lankan Junglefowl is most closely related to the Green Junglefowl, though physically it resembles the Grey Junglefowl and the Red Junglefowl. Like the Green Junglefowl, Sri Lankan Junglefowl are island species that have evolved side by side with their similarly stranded island predators and competitors. As with most other pheasants, Sri Lanka Junglefowl is a teresstrial species. It spends most of its time foraging for food by scratching the ground for various seeds, fallen fruit and insects. It is a ground nesting bird, and lays 2-4 eggs in a nest. Similar to many members of the pheasant family, the colourful male plays no part in the incubation of the eggs or rearing of the young.

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13/10/2024

🔘 Lanka Tilaka Image House

The meaning of lankathilaka is the 'beauty spot of Sri Lanka'. The colossal image house consists with two impressive guardian figures in front and large columns. It occupies the centre of the complex. Inside, there had been 13 meter high standing Buddha statue, now a torso.

The statue made out of bricks and plastered with several layers of lime. Various shapes and sizes of bricks have been used in order to suite the purpose.

All walls in and outside are finely decorated with stucco carvings and inside with murals. Chulawansa describes "A charming image house of five stories adorned with ornaments of flowers and creepers and with figures of gods and Brhamas and embellished with buildings turrets grottoes, apartments and halls." This is a new phase of brick architecture.

Remaining wall stands up to 17 meters. The image house would be 38m x 20m and when this is completed, the height would be 32m or more. It is such a massive building that all three types of worshipping practiced in Sri Lanka could be seen here. I.e. Päda wnadanä or worshipping feet, Sheirsha wandanä or worshipping head and Prdakshinä vandanä or worshipping while circumambulating The granite building in front of the image house is not identified yet.

We can see beautiful pillars and stone flat form. This might be the first instance that a drummer's hall to be added to a Buddhist temple. Drummers' halls have become very popular during the Kandyan period (17th century). The drummers' halls are being used to play drums during the ceremonies and use to prepare offerings to the image house.

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11/10/2024

🔺 Alahana Pirivena Complex

As there are many crematory stupas, the place was called 'Alahana'. It is now been declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Major buildings set on series of brick-faced terraces shaped from natural hillside, following the tradition of Buddhist monastery.

This monastic university complex consists of faculties, living cells with two stories and tiled roof, a combined bath and toilet units with separate pits, pools, and steam baths, a hospital, refectories, Image houses, Stupas and a large chapter house laid out in a planned manner. It is believed that, as there was no proper education after the Chola period (993-1055 AD), the discipline of the monks was deteriorated.

Therefore, King Parakarabahu the Great on the advice of Ven. Dimbulagala Kashyapa Thera, built this complex for the education and betterment of the Order of Buddhist monks.

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11/10/2024

🔺 Kirivehera

A queen of King Parakramabahu I, called Subhadrä built this. At the base, there are image houses round the stupa. Relics are not known.

Scholars believe that it may be some relics of a high priest or ashes of a king. It is remarkable of its perfection of its proportions and is one of the best- conserved Stupas in Sri Lanka.

The original plaster of the 12th Century was over plastered in 2011.

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