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The Lost Continent of Kumari Kandam
... that there was once a land bridge connecting the island of Sri Lanka to mainland India. As the rate of global warming ... located around the low-lying coastal areas of India and Sri Lanka. Stories of these catastrophic events may have been ...
dhwty - 06/08/2014 - 00:32
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Amazing New Year’s Traditions Around the World
... ( Gulbesheker / Adobe Stock) New Year’s Traditions in Sri Lanka: Sinhalese and Tamil New Year Sinhalese New Year is celebrated by the Sri Lankan Sinhalese, while the Tamil New Year on the same ...
Joanna Gillan - 01/01/2022 - 00:59
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Tamils and Sumerians Among the FIRST to Reach Australia and Antarctica? PART I
... BC, then migrated mainly into the northeastern areas of Sri Lanka, which became the permanent homeland of the Sri Lankan Tamils around the second century BC. The Tamil ...
William James Veall - 06/12/2017 - 18:57
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Ten Amazing Cities from the Ancient World
... outlying dwellings for workers. The rock city of Sigiriya (Sri Lanka, c 495 AD) Sigiriya is an ancient city built atop a ... location in the Matale District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka, and has mystified visitors to the site throughout ...
aprilholloway - 21/09/2014 - 14:06
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Top 10 Infamous Serial Killers from Ancient History
... domain ) Queen Anula of Anuradhapura: Misandrist and Sri Lankan Serial Killer Known as one of the biggest ... Anula reigned from 47 to 42 BC and was the first queen in Sri Lankan history to have wielded so much power. Her reign ... very tragic end for the queen herself. Queen Anula of Sri Lanka poisoned her son and four husbands in her quest to ...
Theodoros Karasavvas - 25/02/2021 - 22:24
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How Have Ancient New Year’s Traditions Influenced Festivities Today?
... Hafez. ( Public Domain ) The Sinhalese and Tamil New Year Sri Lankan Sinhalese and Sri Lankan Tamils have separate New Year’s celebrations ... April 14th or 15th. A plate of Konda Kavum, a traditional Sri Lankan dish eating during New Year’s celebrations. It ...
Joanna Gillan - 31/12/2020 - 20:07
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Tara – Goddess of Compassion and Savior of the Suffering
... Metropolitan Museum of Art, this statue originated from Sri Lanka and was made between the 8th and 9th centuries AD. This ... and Iran The Mahavamsa: An Epic Poem that Sheds Light on Sri Lankan History Mini Golden Coffin Found in Crypt May Hold ...
dhwty - 05/01/2020 - 00:53
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History’s Lost Transoceanic Voyages: Tamils and Sumerians Among the FIRST to Reach Australia and Antarctica?— PART II
... India, and the north-east and southern coastlines of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). In the south-east corner of coastal Sri Lanka, on a beach directly south of the Yala National ...
William James Veall - 06/12/2017 - 22:49
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Ten Must-See Ancient Places
... no less important. The Ancient Rock City of Sigiriya – Sri Lanka Sigiriya is an ancient city, depicted in the featured ... location in the Matale District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka, and has mystified visitors to the site throughout ...
aprilholloway - 07/06/2014 - 14:46
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Bindi: Investigating the True Meaning Behind the Hindu Forehead Dot
... in South Asia - especially in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Mauritius. A distinct dot is a popular forehead ... in South Asia - especially in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Mauritius. It is an old Hindu tradition and is ...
ancient-origins - 03/05/2019 - 01:42
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Twelve Degrees of Separation: Do Human Haplogroups Lead Us to Adam or Perhaps the Adityas?
... all men who would follow until today. Vedda man and child, Sri Lanka. (CeylonM/ CC BY SA 4.0 ) Haplogroup F is found in somewhat higher numbers in Sri Lanka. The First Castes? Could it be that these were the ...
Steven Keith - 13/06/2018 - 18:57
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In a Forbidden Place: Hidden Lives in a Harem
... consorts as he could afford. King Kashyapa of Sigirya in Sri Lanka had 500 women in his harem. At that time, it was ... among the Ooku as well. Fresco of ladies of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka. c. 477 - 495 AD. ( Bernard Gagnon/CC BY SA 3.0 ) ...
valdar - 16/07/2016 - 21:43
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Mammoth Hybrid To Be Made Using Asian Elephants
... their goal.” An Asian elephant in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka. This elephant species will be used in a genetic ...
ashley cowie - 15/09/2021 - 18:54
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The Incredible Powers of the Ancient Siddhars
... spoken mainly by people in South India and parts of Sri Lanka. The poems were very difficult to interpret and were ... as to who was the first Siddhar. Some legends talk about Sri Pathanjali , who was considered to be an incarnation of ...
johnblack - 14/03/2014 - 22:44
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The Chola Dynasty: Exploring the Achievements of an Indian Empire Spanning 400 Years
... southern part of mainland India, but also the islands of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Furthermore, the influence of the ... its pinnacle. Under these two rulers, the Cholas conquered Sri Lanka, expanded their territory to the north as far as ...
dhwty - 21/06/2018 - 01:56
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The Egyptian Goddess Isis, Found in India
... Silapathikaram and is worshiped as goddess Pattini in Sri Lanka. Statue in Marina Beach, Chennai. ( CC BY 2.0 ) The ... in India, although she is still the guardian deity of Sri Lanka. If she ever had a shrine at Musiris, it would long ...
Chris Morgan - 14/04/2016 - 14:53
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Was Rama Based on a Real Historical Figure?
... this Rama finally slays the demon king Ravana , ruler of Lanka, the island of Sri Lanka, after Ravana kidnaps Rama’s wife Sita, forcing ... and at least thirty locations associated with Rama in Sri Lanka. Many of the places mentioned in the Ramayana ...
Caleb Strom - 04/11/2020 - 22:26
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Kuruhinna Tharaagandu, Maldives’ Forgotten Buddhist Past
... also indicate close links between local Buddhists and Sri Lanka. Location of Kuruhinna Tharaagandu, Maldives ( Google ... Maldives to Islam . Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Sri Lanka Branch, 31, 72-81 Available at: ...
Ed Whelan - 11/01/2020 - 02:03
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Greek Indonesia
... were not found in northern India, but were widely found in Sri Lanka and southern India, together with Rouletted Ware. The second century BC south Indian and Sri Lankan production of coarse-fabric dishes imitating the ...
chimera - 11/07/2016 - 23:12
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Rice Goddesses - Earth Mothers who Influenced Heaven, Earth, and the Underworld
... tradition for countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka, among others. Some of the duties of the Emperor of ... with the sky, clouds and water. Indonesia’s goddess Dewi Sri is associated with rice and the moon, also believed to ...
MartiniF - 18/12/2017 - 15:27