Raise your voice, not the sea level

World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated every year on June 5 to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet Earth. It is run by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).

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Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi:

The world's oldest, venerated tree

The Buddha with his intense compassion for all living beings realised the essence of truth, sitting under the Bodhi tree in the Vajrasana or the diamond embedded throne at the root-the central spot of worship. Touching the earth in the Bhoomy Sparsha Mudra he determined not to move unless he is blessed with supreme enlightenment.

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Musings

Beautiful Malabar darlings of Lankan kings

Beauty advertisements are very popular at present. Some of them are even tinged with history. The writer noticed one such recently that propagated the use of a facial ointment that according to the advertisers made Malabar women of the early 19th century very attractive enticing even our monarchs. In fact the later Kandyan Court seems to have been seething with these beauties.

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