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  Nagadeepa Purana Vihara  ( Sinhala :  නාගදීප පුරාණ විහාරය ,  Tamil :  நயினாதீவு நாக விகாரை ) is an ancient  Buddhist  temple situated in  Jaffna  district of Northern Province, Sri Lanka. It is among the country's sixteen holiest Buddhist shrines ( Solosmasthana ). According to contemporary history, the  Gautama Buddha  visited the site after five years of attaining  Enlightenment  to settle the dispute between two warring  Naga  kings, Chulodara and Mahodara. Ancient history according to the  Mahavamsa  chronicles and the Tamil Buddhist epic  Manimekalai  mentions a gem-studded throne and a stone with the Buddha’s footprint at the island  Nainativu , (also known as Nagadeepa) which pilgrims from India visited Nagadeepa Purana Vihara නාගදීප පුරාණ විහාරය நயினாதீவு நாக விகாரை The Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya, one of the 16  Solosmasthana Religion Affiliation Buddhism District Jaffn...

  HOLI Hindu festival of colours Holi   is a popular and significant  Hindu  festival celebrated as the  Festival of Colours ,  Love , and  Spring . It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities  Radha  and  Krishna . Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it commemorates the victory of  Vishnu  as  Narasimha  over  Hiranyakashipu . Holi originated and is predominantly celebrated in the  Indian subcontinent  of  India  and  Nepal , but has also spread to other regions of  Asia  and parts of the  Western world  through the Indian diaspora. Holi also celebrates the arrival of  Spring  in India and  Nepal , the end of winter, and the blossoming of love.It is also an invocation for a good spring  harvest  season. It lasts for a night and a day, starting on the evening of the...

Sigiriya , site in central  Sri Lanka  consisting of the ruins of an ancient stronghold that was built in the late 5th century  CE  on a remarkable  monolithic  rock pillar. The rock, which is so steep that its top overhangs the sides, rises to an elevation of 1,144 feet (349 metres) above  sea level  and is some 600 feet (180 metres) above the surrounding plain. The Sinhalese king  Kashyapa I  (reigned 477–495) built a  palace  in the shape of a monumental lion on the several acres of ground at the summit, intending it to be a safeguard against his enemies. However, the king was defeated in 495, and the palace fell into ruin. The site soon became a pilgrimage destination, however, and it is now a popular tourist spot. Visitors begin the final  ascent  to the top through the open paws of the lion, one of the few remaining portions of the palace that are still intact. Also notable are 21 rock paintings of  apsara ...

Born Erik Weisz March 24, 1874 Budapest ,  Kingdom of Hungary ,  Austria-Hungary Died October 31, 1926 (aged 52) Detroit, Michigan , U.S. Cause of death Peritonitis [1] Resting place Machpelah Cemetery Occupations Illusionist escapologist stunt performer Years active 1891–1926 Height 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) Spouse Wilhelmina Beatrice "Bess" Rahner ​ ​ ( m.  1894) ​ [2] Relatives Theodore Hardeen  (brother) Signature Harry Houdini😱🔗 Erik Weisz  (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), known as  Harry Houdini  ( / h uː ˈ d iː n i /   hoo- DEE -nee ), was a Hungarian-American  escape artist ,  illusionist , and  stunt performer , noted for his escape acts. His pseudonym is a reference to his mentor in magic, French magician  Robert-Houdin  (1805–1871). He first attracted notice in  vaudeville  in the United States and then as Harry ' Handcuff ' Houdini on a tour of Europe, where he c...

  GANGA  Ganges River , great  river  of the plains of the northern  Indian subcontinent .   Although officially as well as popularly called the Ganga in  Hindi  and in other Indian languages, internationally it is known by its  conventional  name, the Ganges. From time immemorial it has been the holy river of  Hinduism . For most of its course it is a wide and sluggish stream, flowing through one of the most fertile and densely populated regions in the world. Despite its importance, its length of 1,560 miles (2,510 km) is relatively short compared with the other great rivers of  Asia  or of the world. Rising in the  Himalayas  and emptying into the  Bay of Bengal , it drains one-fourth of the territory of  India , and its basin supports hundreds of millions of people. The greater part of the  Indo-Gangetic Plain , across which it flows, is the heartland of the region known as  Hindustan ...

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