The natural way of feeling Grata - Ayurveda

"Ayurveda" is not just a form of medication that locals swear by, it is a total way of life known to generations of Sri Lankans for over 3000 years. It is a gentle method of treating the root cause of illness of both mind and body.

Ayurveda comes from two conjoined Sanskrit words "Ayuh" (life) and "Veda" (science or knowledge). It is a science of healthy living, and has two aims, to preserve health and to cure a body afflicted by disease. This holistic form of therapy utilizes the diet, herbs, oils, animal products, yoga and meditation to heal and rejuvenate both the body and mind. Ayurveda believes the life forces, or doshas, of an individual must be balanced for good health.

Focus to the National costume in Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan costumes spanning from around the 6th Century B.C. with the first available records of the island's dress forms, to the post-independence era in the mid-20th Century. This broad time span begins with the hints of a pre-Vijayan culture of costumes and textiles and ends in the striven post-1948 independence politics and its relationship to dress both in prescription and practice. Dictated dress forms at different periods in Sri Lanka's history, the mutual adaptation of dress styles among ethnic communities, as well as between east and west. It looks at the impact of the colonial dress forms in transforming Lankan identities and at the politics of such adaptation.

Small Miracle - Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has eight UNESCO sites, nearly 1,000 miles of coastline, and dozens of flora and fauna species that are indigenous to the country.

Probably the Biggest Procession in Asia

- KANDY ASALA PERAHARA

Kandy Perahara or Procession is held to honor the Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha enshrined in the Temple of Toosh Relic, and also as a blessing to the gods to give sufficient rain to the farmers for their next crops. This ritual is performed by carrying the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Buddha through the city streets. It starts on the full moon Piya Day in late July or early August and is held over 10 days in the hill country of Kandy. The procession is the most colorful and grand festival in south Asia. It has become a unique symbol of Sri Lanka held every year. It is a Buddhist festival.