Event  

Shadows disappear for a moment!

On March 21, the sun was directly over the equator, because of the tilt and rotation of the earth's axis.

For nearly 12 days - from April 4 to April 16, the sun was overhead in our country precisely at noon.

I was on a tour down South and realized the sun was overhead in Tissamaharama on the noon of April 5. I was aware of this phenomenon and came to the ‘Mahinda Rajapaksa National Tele-Cinema Park’ in Ranminitenna, Tissamaharama and showed the phenomenon of ‘Disappearing shadows for a moment’ to senior citizens gathered there.

I propose the most suitable day to celebrate our Sooriya Mangalyaya, is the day the sun comes overhead in Sri Jayawardenapura, Kotte, the capital city of Sri Lanka.

Anuru C. Perera

President, Lanka Knowledge Bank , Rajagiriya