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Unawatuna: Post Tsunami Scenario – Unawatuna, South Coast, Sri Lanka
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Esala, the lunar month in the Singhalese calendar ushers in a period of festivities in Sri Lanka and it occurs during the months of July and August. This year the full moon day of Esala falls on 16th of July 2000.
Most of these festivals take the form of a Perehara, a procession conducted mostly [...]
Esala Festival Season 2001
Esala, the lunar month in the Singhalese calendar ushers in a period of festivities in Sri Lanka and it occurs during the months of July and August. This year the full moon day of Esala falls on 5th of July 2001.
Most
of these festivals take the form of a Perehara, a procession
conducted mostly with a [...]
General Facts
The number 1 beach destination in Sri Lanka, the sleepy fishing hamlet Unawatuna has a mythical and historical past, which makes it a very special place.
Mythical Legend
Was Unawatuna one of the beach paradises described in ValmikiÂ’s epic Ramayanaya, as a “seashore dotted with thousands of trees, coconuts and palms dominating, strings of houses [...]
