Glimps at the past, Tribute to an Old Friend!

Remember I mentioned about feeding Ganga in Gangarama? As promised I found the pics of the Parrots and Raja, so let this post be a tribute to Raja, who was the 2 Longest Tusker in Asia (or south Asia) while he was alive. His life span was about 46 years, if my memmory serves me right.

Being so old, I Stil considered him to be cute! Let me tell you why!

During the time I would visit the gangarama Temple in the early hours of the day, I and a few more who visited the temple would buy cooking leaves, such as Kankug, Mukunuwanna & somedays I'd bring Rasakinda from home to feed him. The moment Raja see he bundles of leaves he would start dancing, I mean swinging from side to side with and a joyful, almost hopping movement. This look so cute! Then when feeding he'll simply grab the entire bundle in one mouthful, then reach out with the trunk for more. It was a sight to see. I had always called him adorable when he does this. What ever amount of food you give him it is never enough. He'll always want more!

So Here are the pics, with a wish from me for Raja! May you attain Nirvana in another lifetime!

Here are the pics of the Parrots, They give rice to them just before they start the thewawa seromony at 06:30 am. If you visit the temple before they are fed then you will hear them screaming away, "Feed Us! Feed Us!" In their own language.

This is a wonderful sight to see.