Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Seewalie Thera was born in Witiyala, Sri Lanka. He was ordained as a Buddhist monk at the age of 12, and received his education at Migadaya Pirivena, (a monk's school) in Matara. He received upasampada (higher ordination), when he was 20, in Malwatta Maha Vihara, Kandy . He received his higher education at Vidyalankara Maha Pirivena, Peliyagoda ...
Heritance Kandalama, ( Sinhala: හෙරිටන්ස් කණ්ඩලම) formerly known as the Kandalama Hotel, is a luxury five-star hotel in Kandalama, Sri Lanka, approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) south-east of Sigiriya. The hotel was built in 1991 and designed by Geoffrey Bawa. The hotel is owned and operated by Aitken Spence Hotel ...
Ahangama. / 5.983°N 80.367°E / 5.983; 80.367 5°59′N 80°22′E / 5.983°N 80.367°E / 5.983; 80.367. Ahangama is a coastal town in Galle District, Southern Province of Sri Lanka. It is approximately 18 km (11 mi) east of Galle. The A2 highway passes through the town.
Owamni by the Sioux Chef. / 44.98111°N 93.26028°W / 44.98111; -93.26028. Owamni by the Sioux Chef, or simply Owamni, is a Native American restaurant in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, that overlooks the Mississippi River. Owamni's majority Native American staff serves a menu made from indigenous ingredients such as game meats, corn ...
Skyline of Minneapolis. Minneapolis, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, is home to 190 completed high-rises, [1] 41 of which stand taller than 300 feet (91 m). The tallest building in Minneapolis is the 57-story IDS Center, which rises 792 feet (241 m) and was designed by architect Philip Johnson. [2]
Lamprais, also spelled "lumprice", "lampraise" or "lumprais", is a Sri Lankan dish that was introduced by the country's Dutch Burgher population. [1] [2] Lamprais is an Anglicised derivative of the Dutch word lomprijst, [3] which loosely translated means a packet or lump of rice, and it is also believed the dish has roots in the Indonesia dish lemper.
The Ceylon Tea Museum is located in the former Hanthana Tea Factory, [1] which was originally constructed in 1925. It is situated 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Kandy. Hanthana was one of the first successful areas to cultivate tea following the failure of coffee production on the island. In 1959 the Tea Research Institute of Ceylon established a sub ...
Hanwella. / 6.88000°N 80.08750°E / 6.88000; 80.08750. Hanwella is a town in Sri Lanka, situated about 30 km (19 mi) from Colombo, the commercial capital of the country. Hanwella lies on the Colombo - Ratnapura main road, on the banks of the Kelani River .