SRI LANKA - THAMBAPANNI

The Kingdom of Tambapanni was the first Sinhala kingdom in ancient Sri Lanka. It existed between 543 BC, with the first Sinhalese king of modern day Sri Lanka to 505 BC. Tambapanni only had one king, Vijaya, a prince who was banished from North India to Sri Lanka.

Tambapanni is a name derived from Tāmraparṇī or Tāmravarṇī (in Sanskrit). This means the color of copper or bronze, because on landing Vijaya's and his followers' hands and feet which touched the ground became red with the dust of the red-earth, and the city founded on that spot was therefore named, Tambapanni.

 A derivative of this name is Taprobane (Greek). Tambapanni is the Pali version of the name Tamira Varni.


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Pics  from the West Coast of Sri Lanaka off Kalpitiya

Pics courtesy : Ajithsen