Viduruwan Suvinith

There are some places that steal your mind and heart  because of those sense of history , scenic view of the place

Charminar which constructed at end of the fifteen century is a magnificent place located near Hyderabad city which calls old city. This structure is a one of highly noticed land mark in India. I would say popular next to Taj Mahal in Goa. 

Charminar name derives form Urdu which translated to  Four Pillers. Charminar is a structure which these eponymous pillars  are ornate minarets attached and supported by four grand arches.

Enough of history lesson , if you interested you can read them later , 

As Hyderabad is a city which has equal Hindu and Islam cultural influence with Mogul and Hindu kings rulers ,As later it wasted ruled by mainly Islam Moguls  you can see more influence of Persian and Mogul Architecture patterns. 

Charminar and surrounding area predominately based on Muslim society , People , Food and selling goods are show casing the same.

One of the unique things that I have noticed around Chaminar is the vibrant colors of  Bangles and Fresh water pearls.

Bengles and other goods

on the way to Chaminar by Bus

At the entrance you will see a board which describe things about  Chaminar

Every time when I'm reading Jules Verne's 'Journey To The Center of the Earth' , I was dreaming about having my own adventure. But I never thought it is gong to be ended up like this. 

Someone may think travelling to  Ravana's hidden underground kingdom is not big deal. believe me it is gonna be one of life time experience.

We never went down more than 1.5 Kilometers but trip was very adventuress , challenging and exciting.  When my buddy Nipunu invited me to join with them , I was start getting nightmare about this. Because hiking is not one of my favorite.  But it was a one of longest nightmare i ever had. ;P 

This trip, I would say one day trip. You need to get into Ella. there are few nice articles written in Lakdasun, I would say you will find more details on there about the navigation to location.

We went to Karandagolla , around 8.30 A.M and met the guide . A villager called Metthananda , Metta is in his mid forty and very talkative chap when it come to Ravana related subject.

Here we have started our little adventure , 2km hike trough the Jungle

Though Metta agreed that he will not take another team with us earlier  , he took another team with us. But our team was very collaborative on cleaning the road as well....  

After a walk , here we come to entrance of  mystery world. It is no more than two by two hole in ground covered by bushes. 

This won't be a long post. Just a quick update. Today is Wesak day where Buddhists celebrate birth , enlightenment and Parnirvana (death) of Budhdha. After having a rest of the long working month. I have time to write something in my blog.

Today I visited  Galle Face Green. The Galle Face Green is currently a 5 hectare ribbon strip of  land between Galle Road and Indian Ocean which is now the largest open space in Colombo. It is a haunt for children, vendors, teenagers, lovers, merrymakers and all those who want to indulge in their favorite pastimes next to the sea under the open sky.