Oh... Another Year........

Another year was almost finish. All the people try to have a party. I also. But due to studies I am unable to attend the party. Anyway be careful with all of those things.

Year is gone. We can be happy. But we have to say sorry for the past year. Because of the some things we have done in the past year. But most of the people says that the year was gone too fast. I thinks the same. For me 2012 January was like yesterday.

Today I have to do some little things like What I did in the past year. New friends, the things i got success. But there is also some things that I did wrongly. If I can correct them.... But it is impossible. I try to do the right things in the new year as much as possible.

Anyway this is the last post for this year. And I wish this will be a year that do not met with any kind of bad things for you all who join with my experiences blog. I try to make sure that my studies and the tours around Sri Lanka will be get more success in this year.

And wish your all thoughts may gone with Humanity and to make a world with good persons with Humanity.

Speedly on 18 bends road.....

All people who traveled from mahiyanganaya – Kandy road will go through the 18 bends road. In the mid of the 19^th centuary, British government build this road as a supply road. But now it was constructed and created with two ways. As my thoughts, it is a luxury way comparing with the old one.

 

In the past we have to spend 4 hours but now its only one and half hours journey. when the constructions goes on, one bend was removed. So there are only 17 bends from the old road. But when we travel we can count as a 18 because they connect another bend outside from the old bends.

After the opening I was traveled several times to kandy through the 18 bends. But the odyssey and the Happiest journey goes by my bike. Hero Honda Glamour-FI takes only 10 minutes to up and 9 minutes to down for the all 18 bends. Here is the video when I was traveled by bike to up and down. And go to this link for the more Photos I have taken.

Tour Article Number Twenty Five - Buduruwagala

When we travel on the Wallawaya Thanamalvila road, we can turn from the 48 mile post and go nearly 4 kilometers then we can arrive to the Buduruwagala temple. This place was hidden a long time in the woods but now it is little bit open. In present days this is the statue that made on the existing rock. Main statue is nearly 46 feet high and there are 6 more statues. This rock is nearly 70 feet long.

This place was named as Buduruwagala because of this main statue what is made of stone. From there arts, we can say that this place was go to 8-9 centuries in the history. This statue shows demi relief manner. And from the main statue there are three bodhisattva statues for the each side. From the characteristics of the main statue, there is idea that this is a “Deepankara Buddha” statue.

To the right of the main statue, in the middle there is an “Awalokitheshwara” bodhisattva statue (25 feet high) with its left “Thara devi” statue (21 feet high) which shows “Thribhanga” style and with its right “Sudhana Kumara” statue (23 feet high) was created. According to “Mahayana Buddhism” that the “Thara devi” was “Awalokitheshwara” bodhisattva’s wife. So artist was shows the charm of the women that the statue he was created as “Tara devi”.

To the left of the main statue, in the middle there is a statue of the “Mithree” bodhisattva (25 ½ feet high) who became Buddha in the future. On its left “Wajrapaani” statue (22.4 feet high) and its left with “Manju Sri” statue was created. from the “Manju Sri” statue they token erudition and from the “Wajrapaani” statue, the sound of dharma and the protection. As result of the tight of the stone, mouth of the statue was rectangular shaped and the wrinkles of robe is also show the same thing because it was made from the chunam paste.

When we see these statues in the middle of the jungle our thoughts get peace for a little time. Result of the time the nature and the things were changed. So we are unable to recognize the things that the history try to say us. However these statues were still in placed in the original places having there all respects from the Buddhists.

Tour Article Number Twenty Four - Bogoda Bridge

Bogoda Bridge? What was that? We heard about that but do not know about that. Here about that bridge. This bridge is located in Badulla district. And this is a very beautiful place to visit but little bit difficult way to travel because of narrow roar. first go to Haliela then turn to the Etampitiya road few kilometers ahead you will find the Bogoda Rajamaha Viharaya. Bridge is also in Vihara premises. From the terrace to 100 steps down we can see the bridge and the cave temple.

This is a very special Bridge because of some reasons. One of the most important one is this is the unique bridge which has a roof. Before you come to cave temple you can see this roof from the steps. some of people thinks constructions of this bridge is goes to dambadeni period (1220-1270 ad) but some of them thinks it was kandyan period (1747-1780 ad) by Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe who is the king in that period. However this bridge is the one and only bridge which construct only from the wood. And it was 50 feet long and 6 feet with the width.

Another thing is this bridge has a roof with made by wood which is 8 feet high. And it has wooden engravings which is similar kandyan period engravings. Bridge was used to get a beautiful finish to the lebensraum. And here do not use any iron nails, only used wooden unions. Bridge was on two wooden logs. There is a banister to keep safe the passengers.

This bridge was joining the Maha Kumbura and Kekatiya Maluwa villages. And the bridge was still there vigorously. And there is epigraphs say that the cave near the temple was used to hide by the king Walagamba. And there is an idea that the residence places for the monks were constructed by the King Rajasinghe. 

Here is more Photos :)