SINHARAJA RAINFOREST

The Sinharaja forest is the only undisturbed rainforest

left in Sri Lanka.It is about 9000 hectares inextent. Many

of the plant are very rare. Over60%of the tree species are

found only in the lowland w-e t zone of Sri Lanka. If these

species of trees are a-llowed to get destroyed, the world

would lose themaltogether. So it is important that much effort

is meto conserve this rich, valuable and fragile habitat.The

Sinharaja rainforest is the largest rainforest re-serve in Sri

Lanka.In 1840 Sinharaja became a crownproperty. In 1988

the Sinharaja was made A NationalWilderness area. In 1989

UNESCO included the Sinhar-aja Forest In the World Heritage

list, as the first Natio-nal Heritage of Sri Lanka.The Sinharaja

forest is home to many rare animals,bird,butterflies,insects,

reptiles and trees.Ferns and m-osses grow well as the climate is

hum-id because of He-avy rainfall.

Danio Pathirana.

Barred Danio- Danio(devario) Pathirana.

Family - Cyprinidae.

Status - Endemic,Critically endangered.

Critically endangered according to the IUCN globalRed list and national red list. Dorsally grayish lighteningTo the sides, with 7-11 metallic blue bars forming “V” or“Y” shapes, with golden to yellow and orange in betweenAnd on the sides. A dark blue stipe traverses the caudalPeduncle and extends to the extremity of the caudal fin.Recorded in the South-Western ichthyofaunal provinceAnd referred to as a point endemic species. Observed inSlow to rapidly flowing and Cascading rivers and streamsWith pebble or boulder Substrate. Prefer unsalted clearWater. They are egg caterers and can be in captivityFeeds on Zooplankton.

Coral Reefs

Coral reefs add beauty to the sea world. It is also

a blessing because The reefs reduce the speed of

the ocean waves and mini-mize coastal Erosion.

There are several factors that are used measure the

value of a coralReef. Its bio –diversity, the area it

covers, the number of coral varieties And the percentage

of the live coral covering are some of them. The

Hikkaduwa coral reef is one of our Sri Lanka treasures.

The Bouna Vista Coral reef which is situated a few

milesaway from the Galle town and The corals at

Unawatuna are the other places in the Southern coast,

where We find coral.

The Sri Lankan coastal line is rich with this ‘little

Sinharaja’ at the bottom Of the sea. Most species of

coral are vanishing rapidly because of the Destructive

fishing and sewage disposal.We must protect coral reefs,

one of our natural treasures.

Horton Plains National Park

The Horton Plains National Park is the only nationalpark.

Situated in the wet zone of the country and falls

withi-n the Nuwara Eliya district. It is Sri Lanka's beautiful

andspacial national park.Situated 2300m above sea
lev el this national park has di fferent climatic conditions

and habitat to allthe other nationalpark.The Horton Plains

national park is best popular andfamus national park.

Almost all life farms in Horton pl-ins are adpted to the

high altitude conditions.There area lot of endemic flora

and fauna found in the p;ains it se-lf.The endemicity

among fsunais comparatively high.B-ear monkey,sambhur

and Leopard are some interesti-ng mamals.one would also

find sevaral endemic hill c-ountry bird in the Horton Plains

National Park. The p-anoramic scenic beauty of the hill

country could be w-ithnessed withing the park.The famous

"world's end"and "Bakers Falls" are major attraction. The

kirlgalpo-tta,second highest peak and the Thotapola,third

high-est peak of the country are also situated in the Horton

Plains.

Handicraft In Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has a heritage of handcraft. All craft are
made by hand.These handcrafts include weaving cloths,
making baskets,leather items pottery, jewellery woodwo
-rk,brasswork and masks etc.Our handicraft are an imp
-ortant part of the craft tradition of our country.We mu
-st protect and maintain the flower of our heritage, so
that they don't disapper with time

Earlier these craft were apart of our day to day life.
Now too they play a role.For example,we light the oil lam
-p when we start some new venture.The lamp has niches
for nine wicks.These are meant to be for the 'navagraha'.
But now the lamps are decorated with jasmine flowers li
-ke an offering made in the Hindu temple.The traditiona
-l lamp had a rooster at the top.Thise is now sometimes
replaced with other symbols. So tradition is countinude
with change.

Wood carving is a very popular handicraft even to d
-ay, in our country. The Embakke temple built in the 14 th
century is famous the world over for its carved wooden pil
-lars intricast designs.

Masks are also imaginative creations of the village cr

-aftsmen coming down from ancient times.Masks are mad

-e of wood and used for plays.Masks are carved by coutom

and tradition.Ambalangoda is famouse for its mask making

industry.

Dumbara mats,jewellery,rattan baskets etc. are

othertraditional arts and products that show our traditional

arts and crafts.Some handicrafts are limited to certain areas in

the island; it is because of the availability of the special mat

-erial used and other historical factors.Most brassware is u

-sed as decorative ornaments. These are very popular as gi

-ft and souvenirs.Pilimathalawa is a place famous for for br

-ass work.

Sri Lanka

My country is Sri lanka .It is in Indian ocean and . But my
country is verybeautiful and small. There are waterfalls,flower
gardens tanks,rivers. Ourpresident is Mr.Mahinda Rajapaksha
and prime minister is Mr. Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka. I love my
country .

The National Anthem of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Matha
Apa Sri…. Lanka Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha
Sundara siri barini surandi athi soba mana Lanka
Dhanya dhanaya neke mal palathuru piri jaya bhoomiya ramya
Apa hata sapa siri setha sadana jeevanaye matha
Piliganu mana apa bhakthi pooja Namo Namo Matha
Apa Sri…. Lanka Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha
Oba ve apa vidya
Obamaya apa sathya
Oba ve apa shakthi
Apa hada thula bhakthi
Oba apa aloke
Apa ge anu prane
Oba apa jeevana ve
Apa mukthiya oba ve
Nava jeevana demine nithina apa pubudu karan matha
Gnana veerya vadawamina ragena yanu mana jaya bhoomi kara
Eka mawakage daru kala bawina
Yamu yamu wee nopama
Prema wada sama bheda dhurarada
Namo Namo Matha
Apa Sri….Lanka, Namo Namo Namo Namo Matha.

Dammapadaya.

“Who Being Thoughtless Before,
Is Not Thoughtless Later,
He illumines This World Like
The Moon Freed From a Cloud”

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Date of birth day :- 1991.06.21
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