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Sunday, September 18, 2016

KEERIMALAI NAGULESHWARAM TEMPLE




Keerimalai naguleshwaram temple historically known also as theThirutambaleswaram Kovil of Keerimalai, is a famous Hindu temple in Keerimalai, located north of JaffnaNorthern ProvinceSri Lankanear the ancient port of Kankesanthurai. One of the oldest shrines of the region, it is the northernmost shrine on the island of the ancient Pancha Ishwarams of Lord Siva, venerated by Hindus across the world fromclassical antiquity. Its adjacent water tank, the Keerimalai Springs, is believed to have curative properties.
Keerimalai is 50 feet above sea level, and situated west of Palaly. The fresh water comes from an underground spring source. Hindus flock in

Saturday, September 17, 2016

NILAVARI BOTTOMLESS WELL


Jaffna is home to an bottomlessnatural water well popularity known as nilavari well .Tourist make a trip to seethis mystical attraction more so for the tales that surround it than for it's physical appeal.





The bottomless well is in Jaffna District and nearly 16km apart from Jaffna city, Northern Province. The well is easy as to reach via Jaffna-PointPedro road and then left turn to get Puttur Road.
The Bottomless well Nilaveri is geometrically square shaped. The well is surrounded by fence to protect the sightseers. As the water of Nilavari

Sunday, September 11, 2016

CASUARINA BEACH



Casuarina beach is considered as the best beach in the Jaffna peninsula and once you visit there it is easy to imagine why. Its referred as Kasurina beach, Jaffna beach, Karainagar beach etc so you might have trouble finding directions to the place.It is about one hours drive from Jaffna and although a road

MADHU CHURCH

Madhu Church, or Our Lady of Madhu, is a Roman Catholic Shrine located on the north western side of Sri Lanka, approximately 210 kilometres north from the capital Colombo.
It is said that in the 17th century,

Nagapooshani amman temple

  Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple is one of the famous ancient worship places in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
This temple was in “Nainativu” in Jaffna (20Km far away from Jaffna town) and surrounding environment of this temple was very beautiful and fully decorated by sea water. Most of the Hindus worship this “Nainativu   Amman” and it was one of the ancient historical and tourist places in the world.
This temple had more interesting

Wednesday, September 7, 2016


Usefull websitewww.wikihow.com

JALA NATIONAL PARK




                                                                   
Map showing the location of Yala National Park
Map showing the location of Yala National Park
Location of Yala National Park
LocationSouthern and Uva Provinces, Sri Lanka
Nearest cityHambantota
Coordinates6°22′22″N 81°31′01″E
Area97,880.7 hectares (377.919 sq mi)
Established1900 (Wildlife sanctuary)
1938 (National park)
Governing bodyDepartment of Wildlife Conservation
Websitewww.yalasrilanka.lk
Yala National Park is the most visited and second largest national park inSri Lanka. The park consists of five blocks, two of which are now open to the public, and also adjoining parks. The blocks have individual names such as, Ruhuna National

Monday, September 5, 2016

JAFFNA LIBRARY


Jaffna library is a highlight to gain knowledge as well as to travel. It is said that the Jaffna library is the finest library of South Asia. On behalf of

Saturday, September 3, 2016

CHARTY BEACH

charty beach

The white sandy beach which is nearly 15km away from Jaffna, the main city of North gives gorgeous scenery to the remote area. The beach is curved and in the mini Island of Nothern

JAFFNA FORT


Jaffna Fort
Part of Jaffna
JaffnaSri Lanka
Jaffna Fort - main entrance.JPG
Entrance of Jaffna Fort that was originally built by the Portuguese and renovated by the Dutch on 1680.
Coordinates
TypeDefense fort
Site information
Controlled byGovernment of Sri Lanka
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionRenovated
Site history
Built1625
Built byPortuguese and Dutch
In use1625 -
MaterialsGranite Stones
Battles/warsMany
Garrison information
OccupantsAdministration of Sri Lanka
Jaffna Fort (Sinhaleseයාපනය බලකොටුව;Tamilயாழ்ப்பாணக் கோட்டை) is a fort built by the Portuguese at JaffnaSri Lanka in 1618 under Philip De Olivera following the Portuguese invasion of Jaffna

Friday, September 2, 2016

Nallur kandasamy kovil



Nallur kandasamy kovil is one of the most significant hindu temple in the jaffna district of Northern province Srilanka.