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Kottawa ( Sinhala: කොට්ටාව ) is one of main suburbs in Colombo and is administered by the Maharagama Urban Council. It is located 21 km (13 mi) from the centre of Colombo. The name Kottawa is derived from the Sinhalese phrase kotten awa, meaning "The city of greats". Later the name was shortened to "Kottawa". The town was part of the Kottawa Electoral District which existed between 1960 and 1977. Kottawa town is located alongside the A4 highway connecting Colombo and Batticaloa. Kottawa town shows a potential to become a key landmark in Sri Lanka's road systems due to the development of the Expressways of Sri Lanka. The Kottawa - Makumbura multimodal transport centre allows commuters to switch between Expressway buses, the Kelani Valley Railway Line and buses running on the A4 highway. Kottawa can be reached via A4 (Colombo - Batticaloa) highway. The northern end of the Southern Expressway is about 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Kottawa on the High Level Road (A4) a

In this 75th Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about the DAMBULLA- GOLDEN TEMPLE- MATALE- SRI MARIAMMAN TEMPLE- ROAD TRIP. Dambulla (Sinhala: දඹුල්ල ) is a town situated in the north of Matale District, Central Province of Sri Lanka. It is situated 148 km (92 mi) north-east of Colombo. Ibbankatuwa pre-historic burial site near Dambulla cave temple complexes is the latest archaeological site of significant historical importance found in Dambulla, which is located within 3 km (1.9 mi) of the cave temples . It is providing evidence of the presence of indigenous civilisations long before the arrival of Indian influence on the Island nation. Major attractions of the area include the largest and best preserved cave temple complex of Sri Lanka and Sigiriya rock fortress located in the division. At the Ibbankatuwa Prehistoric burial site near Dhambulla, prehistoric (2700 years old) human skeletons were found on scientific analysis to give evidence of civilisations in this area long before the arr

In this 62nd Video, ROUNDS TUBE describes about NEGOMBO MURUGAN TEMPLE, SRI LANKA. Negombo Tamil: நீர்கொழும்பு, is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in Western Province, 38 km from Colombo via Colombo-Katunayake Expressway. Negombo is one of the major commercial hubs in the country. Murugan Temple has about 20 feet Murugan statue. The A3 main road from Colombo, goes through Negombo, extends to Jaffna, and Trincomalee via Anuradhapura. Negombo is connected with some of the B grade roads, and there is a good road network in and around Negombo City. There are many Hindu temples (Kovil) in Negombo: Kali Amman temple, Ganapathi (Pillaiar) Temple, Kamachchi Amman Temple, Muththumari Amman Temple, Murugan ( Kandaswami ) Temple, Karumari Amman Temple etc. The Negombo Downtown Station is close to the central Bus Terminal Complex. Negombo is the closest major city to the Bandaranaike International Airport. Please click the free subscri

In this video ROUNDS TUBE describes Sri Lanka, RAMBODA Shri BHAKTA HANUMAN Temple & Waterfalls. Ramboda village is in the central province of Sri lanka. It is at a distance of 150 km from Sri Lanka's Capital city Colombo. With the blessings of Gurudev Sankalpa who came Sri Lanka in 1980, the Chinmaya Mission constructed this temple in 1981. Moola Murti Hanuman, 16ft tall was consecrated on 8th April 2001. Vinayakar, Dhyaneshwar and Sri Rama with Mother Sita and Lakshmana are the Parivara Murtis According to the legend, this is where Hanuman searched for Sita in the jungles above and behind the temple. There is also said to be pond the "Sita Tear Pond" which was formed from Sita's tears. This Ramboda are is believed to be an area where Rama's forces were gathered against Ravana. Ram Padai means Rama's Force. On every full moon day special poojas are conducted and witnessed by thousands of devotees. Senthooram symbolises victory offered only at Hanuman

ROUNDS TUBE in this 37th Video describes the temples of GANGARAMAYA & SEEMAMALAKAYA, COLOMBO, SRI LANKA. Gangaramaya Temple is one of the famous Buddhist temples in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It reflects the mix of Sri Lankan, Thai, Indian and Chinese architecture and with cultural heritage. The temple is located in #61 Sri Jinarathana Rd, Colombo Sri Lanka 00200. The Bo Tree, together with the stupa and the Viharaya, forms the important triad within the Buddhist temple. The white stupa in the centre of the temple is fronted by the new Samadhi Buddha statue. It sits in a carved stone image house. The Viharaya or image house is painted well and neatly sculpted. It houses the Buddha statues coloured vibrantly. The ‘Bo-tree’ is the Pipal or Sacred Fig tree (Ficus religiosa), under which the Buddha attained enlightenment. It is worshipped by all devotees and prayer flags form. The attraction of the temple invites people from many different religions. The architecture of S

Colombo city trip - Colombo (கொழும்பு) ) is the capital of Sri Lanka . It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island. Colombo is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant place with a mixture of modern life and colonial buildings and ruins. Colombo was made the capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815, and its status as capital was retained when the nation became independent in 1948. The main city is home to a majority of Sri Lanka's corporate offices, restaurants and entertainment venues. In this Video the important places like Gangaramayya Temple, Selected High Rise buildings, War memorial Building, The Grand Highways, Buddha Park, Famous Churches like, St. Anthony Church can be seen. The photos depicting the places here shown are worth to visit with family and kids. Please click the sub

My name is A.Venkatesan. I am Living in Chennai, Tamilnadu State, India.  I am a travel interested person.    I want to share my expereices with readers  through this blog what I excited on seeing the places in and around India and abroad.   I travelled some places in India, Cities in USA like Chincinnati, Chicago, New York, San Francisco  and a few countries, viz., Sri Lanka,  Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand & Ireland I had also created a Vlog under the same name ROUNDS TUBE.  One can find all the videos of the said places with the narration either in Tamil or in English. For the purpose of easy viewing, I am giving to link to those videos here. Dear Readers, I request you to posts your comments to encourage me to present more such videos through my You Tube channel ROUNDS TUBE and also to give link of that videos in this blog. Let us start today with link of my Introductory Video posted in my Vlog ROUNDS TUBE on 10th March 2020.   Readers of this Blog ROUNDS TUBE and the Viewers of