Sri Lanka Full Day 3

Sri Lanka Full Day 3 - Sigiriya

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Spectacular Sigiriya. Did not get to climb up the rock (have only some photos), but that gave me time to see things others probably miss. The place is amazing, peaceful, and spiritual. Lovely visit.

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@CesareVesdani 4 жыл бұрын

Sri Lanka and India both have a very diverse culture, wildlife and monuments.

@shehantharindu3360 6 жыл бұрын

Sigiriya Rock Sri Lanka Sigiriya History The Sigiriya Rock Fortress of Sri Lanka is situated in Matale district near to Dambulla. It can be reached along Colombo- Habarana highway and turning towards East from Inamaluwa. Then proceeding about 10 km from Inamaluwa and passing Kimbissa township one arrives at Sigiriya. Before Sigiriya became a Kingdom, the Sigiriya Rock base and the places such as Pidurangala which were endowed with many Caves and a temple had been dwelled by Buddhist monks from around 3rd Century BC. It is also found that these areas had been inhabitant by people prior to King Kassapa's rein. Many Caves also have Brahmi Inscriptions dating back from 3rd Century BC to 1st century AD. After King Mahanama who ruled Anuradhapura from 410- 432 AD, a Prince named Dhatusena became the King of Anuradhapura in 459 AD, defeating the Indian invader 'Pandu'. The King Dhatusena was the ruler who constructed Kala Wewa or the Kala Wewa Tank, by building a dam across Kala Oya , which is a small river type. The man made 54 mile long Yoda Ela, which takes water from Kala Wewa to Tissa wewa is considered as an Irrigation engineering wonder even at the present day. It has a gradient of just 6 inches per mile along the first 17 miles , which means the level different is just over 8 feet even after the 17 th mile along the canal. During his rein the famous full relief Aukana Buddha statue also was constructed out of a rock which stands 42 feet high. He had two sons from two queens. Mugalan [ also called as Moggallana ] from the head queen and Kassapa's [ also called as Kashyapa ] from a companion queen. Prince Kashyapa, with the help of the general of the army of King Dhatusena, named Migara, got his father killed and became the King. Prince Mugalan, fearing for his life, escaped to India. The Buddhist Bhikkus and the people were against his conduct and favoured Price Mugalan for the rulership. Fearing that Mugalan will come with an army from India to avenge him at a later day, King Kassapa decided to make Sigiriya as his kingdom. During his rule of eighteen years from 477 AD to 495 AD Sigiriya Kingdom was created. It is believed that he sought the refuge of Sigiriya rock for his safety fearing for his life. After 18 years, Prince Mugalan came with an army from India to fight with King Kassapa. During the battle Kassapa killed himself thus Mugalan became the King. He went back to Anuradhapura and ruled the country from there and handed over Sigiriya back to the Buddhist priests. Sigiriya as a Kingdom was abandoned in around 1150 AD and was almost forgotten for the next seven centuries Though King Kashyapa is not regarded in high esteem in Sri Lankan history due to his dubious conduct, he is credited as a ruler with unsurpassed imagination put into reality to create a Sri Lankan style marvel of high calibre art and engineering skills that could even challange the outer world structures at that time, which definitely is amazing even in the 21st century with whatever is remaining as ruins of Sigiriya.

@NancyIoannidis 6 жыл бұрын

shehan tharindu Wow!!! Sigiriya is definitely impressive, and so is your summary 😊 Thank you very much!

@vijayafernando1 8 жыл бұрын

filled me full of nostalgia watching your video. I have been there three times but even those trips have been too rushed to appreciate the stunning features of Sigiriya (I am hopelessly biased having grown up in Sri Lanka! ) . There may be a lesson for modern architects in that many of the features are built into the beautiful rock features . In 5 AD the whole place must have been truly awesome.

@letsgo8729 8 жыл бұрын

Great video! The place looks so peaceful!

@husknow283 7 жыл бұрын

sri lanka is a great place to visit !!!

@gayanpramudika9510 3 жыл бұрын

@29.55 yes its papaya , @30.35 is the dragon fruit plant not cactus.maybe you were joking☺

@yapacreation 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful....all the best from "Yapa Creation" travel channel in Sri Lanka

@NancyIoannidis 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks you very much! All the best right back to you!

@DrKiransudama 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t see Ravanas palace, bodhi tree is in Gaya , India

@Jayawaves 7 жыл бұрын

Definitely a must go site! glad you could pay it a visit!

@NancyIoannidis 7 жыл бұрын

Jayawaves Me too! I would love to visit again.

@Jayawaves 7 жыл бұрын

Nancy Ioannidis I've got a few videos about Sri Lankan sites so definitely check it out before planning your next trip ^_^ \m/

@paulbriggs3072 3 жыл бұрын

I was there 34 years ago. No hotel at that time and almost no tourists.

@NancyIoannidis 3 жыл бұрын

I envy you! You got to see the country as it really was with no regard to tourists. The world is becoming homogenized lately, but Sri Lanka is still great.

@user-qo8ce9rz7h Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@NancyIoannidis Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🤗

@sudathrajapaksha5890 8 жыл бұрын

This is best guide ..

@hamiltonastan 7 жыл бұрын

this is one of my favourite places in Sri Lanka. i went up to the top of the rock and the view was breathtakingly good! you can see the two previous capitals of the Sinhalese kingdom of Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa from there. but you got to be very careful on the bees, especially at the lion paws entrance as they are very lethal. sadly, we can't take any photos or videos of the murals nowadays. for me, the climb was quite daunting as you said but it was worth doing it because of the nice views up from the rock.

@NancyIoannidis 7 жыл бұрын

Yong De Tan I'm sure the view was spectacular. Maybe I'll be able to go up another time. Sorry to hear video of the murals is no longer allowed... I missed my chance 😜 very glad you got to experience it.