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- The
building of Lovamahapaya
King
Dutugemunu was simply shocked when he noticed that the spear could
not be removed. It was a miracle that no one could pull it out.
The king kept guard around the place, where the spear was planted
and went back to the palace.
- Anagarika
Dharmapala, the great campaigner
Buddha
Gaya in the Indian state of Bihar, the most venerated place among
Buddhists the world over, was declared a World Heritage site by
the United Nations recently.
- Bundala
National Park
Where
else in Sri Lanka could one enjoy viewing Migratory Shorebirds
in their thousands. Bundala National Park an area of 6216ha, located
246 Km South East of Colombo is Sri Lanka’s only Ramsar
Wetland, honored internationally for its significant role since
it hosts over 20,000 shorebirds, at any given time over the period
of August to April.
- Thinking
Day
The Girl Guides Association of Sri Lanka celebrated ‘Thinking
Day’ on 21st February 2004 at the Viharamahadevi Park. This
year’s theme was, “We are the Girl Children of the
World”.
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