Nawinna Ayurvedic Institute

A few Haritha Diyatha members visited, the Bandaranayake Memorial Ayurveda Reseach Institute @ Nawinna. They were educated about the Ayurveda (Science of life) system, through a introductory lecture as well as a Walk-trough in the Herbal Garden.

Dr.Sashikala Wijesinghe explaining
how to identify the correct type of
Ranawara herb

Eka-weeriya

Malithta

Ela-Nitul

Glassy-Tiger

Bundala & Godawaya

A three-day Haritha Diyatha trip to Godawaya, on the 29th, 30th & 31st March 2013. Visited the Bundala National Park. Also visited Kalametiya wetlands, Madunagala Hot-water springs, Madunagala monastry, Maduwanwala walauwa & Panamure. Stayed at Godawaya, close-by to the ancient harbor (functioned between app. 2nd century BC to the Middle ages & the recorded oldest ship in Asia, that belongs to 200 + BC lies, 3km off-shore) & where a 7,000 year old skeleton of a pre-historic man had been found. Visited the Goda-Pawatha Raja Maha Viharaya, where a stone inscription about the ancient harbor was first found. Travelled through Ridiyagama, which is believed to have functioned as an export industrial village, (famous for Pearls, Jewellery, Steel & Ceramic-ware) associated with the Godawaya Harbor. 

 

Asian Groundling ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black-naped Hare

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clamorous Reed Warbler

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Redshank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Sandpiper

 

 

 

 

 

Black-tailed Godwit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Little Stint

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ruddy Turnstone

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow Bittern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Heron

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purple Coot

 

 

 

 

 

Common Moorhen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Red-wattled Lapwing

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow-wattled Lapwing

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater Sand Plover ?

 

 

 

 

Lesser Sand Plover ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brown-headed Gull

 

 

 

 

Gull-billed Tern

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Greater Flamingos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maduwanwela Walauwa (Rear)

 

 

 

 

Maduwanwela (Interior)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Group

 

VILOKANA 2012 - Photography Exibition

The Fourth batch, who successfully completed the Diploma in Photography course conducted by the [Drama and Theater and Image Arts Unit, Department of Fine Arts, Faculty of Humanities] University of Kelaniya, presented some of their work, simultaneous to their Certificate Awarding Ceremony. The Photography Exhibition was named VILOKANA 2012, and was held at the National Art Gallery on the 09th & 10th of February.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



During the Certificate awarding Ceramony