NATIONAL ANTHEM

Sri Lanka matha….,

 Apa Sri Lanka, namo namo namo namo matha..,

Sundara siribarani.., surndi athi soobamana lanka

Dhanya dhanaya neka mal palathuru piri jaya bhumiya ramya

Apa hata sapa siri setha sadana jeewanaye matha piliganu mana apa 

bhakthi puja

Namo namo matha…,

Apa Sri Lanka, namo namo namo namo matha..,

Oba we apa vidya.., ob Amaya apa sathya.., oba we apa shakthi.., apa 

hada thula bhakthi…,

Oba apa a.. loke, apage anu prane…, oba apa jeewana we.., apa 

mukthiya oba we..,

                                                          
                                                          Nawa jeewana demine nithina apa pubudu karan matha…,

THE WORLD BEST ARMY

SRI LANKA ARMY

The settlers on the east coast would have moved inland along the Mahavali Ganga. Somewhat latter 
there was perhaps an independent band of immigrant mouth of the Valave Ganga. With magma as 
their chief seat of government.

AGRICULTURE

Agriculture including forestry and fishing accounted for over 46 percent of exports. Over 40 percent of the 

labor force and around 28 present of the GNP in 1986. The dominate crops were paddy, tea, rubber and 

coconut, in 1980s, the government

 SINHARAJA RAIN FOREST IN SRI LANKA

Sinharaja rain forest reserve the best kept secret in Asia, is one of the least disturbed and biologically unique 

lowland rain forests in Sri Lanka. This rain forest covers an extent of about 11187 hectares from east to west 

of Sri Lanka. The length of the rain forest is about 3.7 Km. It was declared a national wilderness area in 1988 

and lately a world heritage site in 1989. Sri Lanka has 7 world heritage sites. It is situated in the southwest 

lowland wet zone of Sri Lanka in the districts of Rathnepura, Galle and Matara. The average annual 

temperature of Sinharaja is 23.6 `c. Rainfall figures show values ranging from 3700 to 5000 in and around the 

Sinharaja forest. Average height of the trees varies between 35m-40m. Some individuals rise even up to 50m. 

The vegetation of Sinharaja forest is evergreen forest type with a high degree of endemism. Infect some 

families show an endemism more than 90%. The untapped genetic potential of Sinharaja flora is enormous.

KANDI PERAHARA

Kandi`s biggest attraction is the “esala perahara” It is a 10 days pageant which leads up to until the full moon 

of the month of July. There are two kinds of pageants. The first is called the “kumbal perahara” which parades 

for the 5 nights. Then the “randoli perahara” which parade the lasts nights. The last nights perahara is the grandest of all. Randoli means the `queen<sup>`</sup>s palanquin`. Up to 1775 A.D.palanquins were carried alongside the 
elephants in the perahara. The elephants are dressed in colorful silk costumes. The numbers of elephants 

increase daily marking the perahara more spectacular each night. The maligawa perahara is followed by those 
of the 4 dewales (Hindu temples) it is illuminated by torch bearers. Because it is held in night. The 

government to be solely responsible for the protection, preservation and management of this beguiled wild 

heritage of ours.

THE WALLED CITY

GALLE

The seaside town of Galle is 116 Km from Colombo by road or rail, down the southwest coast both routes are 

picturesque, following the coastline closely for much of the way. Today`s town has grown greatly and spends 

in to the hinterland but the fort is the slow-beating heart of Galle’s history.

SRILANKAN ANIMALS

Though sri lanka is very small in land area, the great diverse fauna and flora, with many species  endemic to 

the island. Historically as well as in  the modern era, successive rulers and government of sri lanka have 

strived to provide sanctuary and protection to our beautiful wide life. 

Today the demands and aspiration of an expanding human population makes it difficult for sponsored 

accelerated Mahaweli program irrigation project opened a large amount of new land for paddy cultivation in 

dry zone of the amount of land devoted to tea, coconut and rubber remained stable in the forty years after 

independence.