
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Wattarama Temple

Monday, October 14, 2013
Arugam Bay Beach

Udawalawa National Park


Sri Lankan Drums
Sri Lanka has been having many types of drums in use from ancient times. The main types of drums in use today are referred to by the following names:
Geta Beraya (Wedding Drum)
The Wedding Drum belongs to the category of "Awanadda". About 2 Feet & 2 inches in length, it's made with 'Ehela', 'Kohomba' or 'Jak' timber. In order to generate two different sounds, the left of the drum is made with Cow's skin and the right, with monkey's skin and bound tightly with tough leather. Its played with free hands.

Yak Beraya
Yak beraya is made from the timber of the 'Kithul' tree. This instrument is playing using the free hand and is about 3 feet in length. The diameter is about 1 feet & 3 inches. Mainly used in the lower country of Sri Lanka for 'Thowil' and the 'Perehera'.
Dawula
Dawula is made using 'Kithul' timber. Old Dawula were found to be made of 'Ehela', 'Kohomba' & 'Jak' timber. They are decorated with exquisite art and brass strips. Cow leather is used and is played with a stick called ‘Kadippu’.

Thammettama
This drum is made with either the root of the 'Kithul' tree or any other suitable timber. The root or the timber is crafted in the shape of a 'Walanda' (Pot). Secondly both the left & the right tops are bound tightly by cow leather. This drum is played with 2 'kadippu' (2 sticks).
Udekkiya
This instrument is about 1 feet in length and is shaped like a sand clock. 'Udekkiya' is made by carving either the 'Sooriya' or 'Ehela' timber in to two apertures. These apertures are then bound tightly with the leather of the monkey or the Iguana and both the sides are connected with tightly stretched twine.
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Geta Beraya (Wedding Drum)
The Wedding Drum belongs to the category of "Awanadda". About 2 Feet & 2 inches in length, it's made with 'Ehela', 'Kohomba' or 'Jak' timber. In order to generate two different sounds, the left of the drum is made with Cow's skin and the right, with monkey's skin and bound tightly with tough leather. Its played with free hands.

Yak Beraya
Yak beraya is made from the timber of the 'Kithul' tree. This instrument is playing using the free hand and is about 3 feet in length. The diameter is about 1 feet & 3 inches. Mainly used in the lower country of Sri Lanka for 'Thowil' and the 'Perehera'.
Dawula
Dawula is made using 'Kithul' timber. Old Dawula were found to be made of 'Ehela', 'Kohomba' & 'Jak' timber. They are decorated with exquisite art and brass strips. Cow leather is used and is played with a stick called ‘Kadippu’.

Thammettama
This drum is made with either the root of the 'Kithul' tree or any other suitable timber. The root or the timber is crafted in the shape of a 'Walanda' (Pot). Secondly both the left & the right tops are bound tightly by cow leather. This drum is played with 2 'kadippu' (2 sticks).
Udekkiya
This instrument is about 1 feet in length and is shaped like a sand clock. 'Udekkiya' is made by carving either the 'Sooriya' or 'Ehela' timber in to two apertures. These apertures are then bound tightly with the leather of the monkey or the Iguana and both the sides are connected with tightly stretched twine.
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Colombo Port (Expansion Project)
The Port of Colombo (known as Port of "Kolomthota" in the early 14th Century Kotte Kingdom) is the largest and busiest port in Sri Lanka as well as in South Asia. The proposed Colombo South Harbor is situated west to the existing port of Colombo comprising an area of approximately 600 hectares. The proposed harbor has 3 terminals each having 1200 m length and facilities to accommodate 3 berths alongside. The proposed small boat harbor at the end of secondary breakwater has 400 m length of quay wall. New buildings for pilot station and crew accommodation are to be constructed at the head of secondary breakwater. The proposed new harbor basin has,
Turning circle - 800 m
Basin depth - 18 m
Depth of access channel - 20 m
Width of the Harbor mouth - 570 m
Two phases of the project:
1. Harbor Infrastructure works.
Construction of Breakwaters, dredging for new harbor basin and navigation channel and rerouting of crude oil pipe line.
2. Construction of Terminals and other related services.
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