Ceylon is a Small Island which is located on the Indian Ocean down the bottom of south India. After the independency on the year1948 Ceylon is named as Sri Lanka.

Sri Jayewardenepura is the capital city & Colombo is the main business city in Sri lanka.

In Sri lanka we have only one international Airport which is located 36 K. M. north of Colombo.

Twenty million people live in this country. & it is a multy national & multy religious country, most of them are Buddhist.

The most valuable source of knowledge for the legends and historical heritage of Sri Lanka is the Mahavamsa (Great Genealogy or Dynasty), a chronicle compiled in Pali, in the sixth century. Vijaya is the central legendary figure in the Mahavamsa. He was the grandson of an Indian princess Suppadevi from Vanga in northern India who had been abducted by an amorous lion, Simha, and son of their incestuous and half-leonine offspring, Sinhabahu & Sinhasivali.

Along with 700 of his followers, perhaps from Kalinga (Orissa), Vijaya arrived in Lanka, and established himself as ruler with the help of Kuveni, a local demon-worshiping princess. Although Kuveni had given birth to two of Vijaya's children, she was banished by the ruler, who then arranged a marriage with a princess from Madurai in southeastern India. Kuveni's offspring are the folkloric ancestors of the present day Veddahs who lives at Dabana in Mahiyanganya district.

In BC 306, (i.e., 237 years after the demise of the Buddha), that the Arhat Mahinda, the illustrious apostle of Buddhism met King Devanampiyatissa (307-267 BC) of Sri Lanka, a top the Mihintale rock (then known as Missaka-pabbata), situated about 12 km. east of Anuradhapura . This confrontation paved way for the establishment of Buddhism in Sri Lanka.

Main currency use in Srilanka is Rupees ( SL Rs /-).Time different is GMT + 6hr. Being close to the equator Sri Lanka is a warm country all the year round. But if you want to be in cool you can drive to mountains or rain forest in down south. Around the Island you can have the finest golden beaches.

Sri lanka 's ancient cities with stupendous monuments, sculpture, carvings & huge man made lakes, landscaped gardens, have taken pried of place among the treasures of the ancient world. Seven of these sites are listed in UNESCO's world heritage sites. A grand list of fauna & flora, gem mines yielding precious & semi precious gems, including the spectacular blue sapphire and above all.