Sri Lankan Traveller

There exists an Island in the Palk strait between India and Sri Lanka which can give you the feeling of a foreign land that Island is known as Delfts.  Being a part of Northern Province Delfts is largely made up of coral  and is situated in the Dry zone of Sri Lanka. Delfts is called "Nedunathivu" in the Native Tamil Language. Visit to this beautiful Island will  let you to visit its historical monuments, experience the Natural beauty and to witness Delfts infamous Feral Pony population which is the only such population in Sri Lanka. Delfts can be considered as very remote and very isolated location in the Island and is only accessible by boats but the rough seas around the Island pose a great challenge. Around 5,000 people call Delfts home and mostly practice agriculture and fishing for their livelihood while booming tourism industry also contributes to the Income of the Islanders. Due to It's strategic location between India and S

Hindus believe in 5 sacred Hindu Temples dedicated to God Shiva in the Sri Lanka. One of these 5 is Thirukitheshwaram Temple situated on the Western Coast of Sri Lanka close to the ancient port city of Manthai / Mathota. Manthai/ Mannar was an imopirtant port in international Commerce in ancient world. Many ancient texts writeen in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa periods continuously mentions of Mathota as an important port city. Thirukitheswaram was associated with this ancient city. Temple is believed to be build in 600 BC and was completely destroyed by the portuguese in 1589 until being rebuild in 20th century by the requests of Arumuga Navalar. Historians have unearthed important structures like Ancient Siva Lingam and many other important artifacts from the premises. Lake situated next to the Temple is considered to be very sacred. Civil war in the area had been a huge hinderance for the upkeep of the temple. However after the end of Civil war in 2009 the temple has been re