Bentota, Sri lanka

Bentota, Sri lanka Bentota is a town in Sri Lanka,located on the southern tip of the Galle District of the Southern Province. Bentota is a tourist attractions.

Bentota among the Top 10 Best Beaches in Asia 2026 😍
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Bentota among the Top 10 Best Beaches in Asia 2026 😍

's Mirissa is the 5th best beach in Asia, according Tripadvisor Travelers' Choice Awards - 'Best of the Best Beaches'

Two beaches in Sri Lanka has made it to the top-10, with Bentota beach taking 7th place
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NUWA Sri Lanka Hosts Star-Studded Press Conference to Kick-Off the Road to the Festival Sri Lanka is set to makeContinue Reading

18/12/2025

Sri Lanka is set to make history as it hosts South Asia’s first-ever three-day reggae music festival, ‘One Love 2026 – A Tribute to Bob Marley,’ from 27 to 29 March 2026 on the golden shores of Bentota, the organisers announced on Tuesday.

The festival will take place from 5 p.m. onwards, bringing an unprecedented celebration of global reggae culture to the region. A packed press conference to announce this historic moment was held at Nuwa Sri Lanka, the latest ultra-luxury property in the city of Colombo.

This landmark festival event will feature six internationally acclaimed reggae icons, marking the largest gathering of global reggae talent ever seen in Asia and the Pacific.

The confirmed line-up includes Maxi Priest – The “Prince of Reggae,” The Wailers, Julian Marley and Ky-Mani Marley – sons of the legendary Bob Marley, Inner Circle, and Big Mountain.

In addition, four international DJs will perform throughout the festival, with two major artists taking the stage each night: 27 March: The Wailers and Maxi Priest; 28 March: Inner Circle and Big Mountain; and 29 March: Julian Marley and Ky-Mani Marley. Additionally, four wo

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(සිංහල පරිවර්තනය පහතින් දක්වා ඇත)Bentota’s Historic Old Bridge Collapses — A Sad Day for a Beloved LandmarkThe iconic Be...
27/11/2025

(සිංහල පරිවර්තනය පහතින් දක්වා ඇත)

Bentota’s Historic Old Bridge Collapses — A Sad Day for a Beloved Landmark

The iconic Bentota Old Bridge, an engineering landmark built in 1902 by the British government under the guidance of engineer E.C. Davis, collapsed on November 27th, marking a deeply saddening moment for the Bentota community and all who cherished its historical presence.

Although the bridge had not been used for vehicular traffic since 2008 following the construction of a modern replacement, its graceful iron structure remained a beloved reminder of Bentota’s past. For generations, the bridge served as a vital link along the Galle–Colombo highway and stood as an unmistakable symbol of the riverside landscape.

Residents who admired the bridge for its cultural and historical value expressed sorrow at the news of its collapse. The structure had long represented a proud chapter of Bentota’s heritage, and its sudden fall has stirred heartfelt memories among locals and visitors alike.

At the same time, the community hopes that this moment will inspire renewed efforts to honor and preserve the bridge’s legacy. Many believe the collapse could open doors for restoration initiatives or the creation of a memorial structure that reflects the elegance and history of the original bridge, ensuring its story continues for future generations.

Even on this sad day, the people of Bentota remain united in their appreciation of the century-old landmark and in their desire to see its legacy remembered with dignity, pride, and renewed commitment to heritage conservation.

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බෙන්තොටේ ඉතිහාසගත පැරණි පාලම කඩා වැටේ — ප්‍රදේශය සඳහා දුකුලන දවසක්

1902දී ඉංජිනේරු E.C. ඩේවිස්ගේ මඟපෙන්වීම යටතේ බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය ආණ්ඩුව විසින් ඉදි කළ බෙන්තොටේ ප්‍රකට පැරණි පාලම 2025 නොවැම්බර් 27 වන දින කඩා වැටීම, බෙන්තොට ප්‍රජාවටත් එය සෙනෙහසින් රකිමින් සිටි සියල්ලන්ටට්‍ත් මහා කනගාටුවක් තිළිණ කර උනූ මොහොතකි.

2008 දී නව පාලමක් භාවිතයට ගත් පසු මෙය වාහන සංචාරයට යොදා නැති වූවත්, එහි සුළුම සුලභ නොවන දාමය සහ සූන්දරත්වය, බෙන්තොටේ අතීතයේ සොදුරු රූපයක් ලෙස දශක ගණනාවක් ප්‍රදේශවාසීන්ගේ සිත් තුළ ජීවත්වුණි. ගාල්ල–කොළඹ මහාමාර්ගයේ වැදගත් සම්බන්ධකයක් ලෙස පරම්පරාවෙන් පරම්පරාවට මෙය බෙදාහදාගත් මතක අවිසිනි.

මෙම පාලමට ගරු කරන බොහෝ දෙනා, එය කඩා වැටුන දවස දිගු නෙතුවෙන් පවා කනගාටු වෙති. බෙන්තොටේ සංස්කෘතික සහ ඉතිහාසමය වටිනාකම් දරන මෙවැනි චිරස්ථායි නිර්මාණයක් නොසිතූ විට ප්‍රදේශය අහිමි කරගැනීමට ලක්වීම, ප්‍රදේශවාසීන්ගේ සිත් තුළ ශෝකයක් නිර්මාණය කරමින් තිබේ.

එහෙත්, බොහෝ දෙනා විශ්වාස කරන්නේ මෙම සිදුවීම, පාලමගේ උතුම් වටිනාකම ගෞරවයෙන් සුරකිමින් එහි උරුමය නව ආකාරයකින් ජීවත් කිරීමට අවස්ථාවක් බවයි. ප්‍රදේශය නව සංරක්ෂණ මූලික සංකල්ප, මතක පූර්වක සංකේත, හෝ මුල් පාලමගේ රූපලාවන්‍යය මත පදනම් වූ නව නිර්මාණයක් සඳහා දොරගුල්ලක් විවෘත වී ඇති බව ඔවුන් විශ්වාස කරති.

මෙය දුක් ඇති කළ දවසක් වුවත්, බෙන්තොටේ ජනතාව එකඟ වී සිටී සියවසකට වැඩි කාලයක් බෙන්තොටේ හැඩ ගැන්වූ මෙම අසීමිත සම්පත ගෞරවයෙන් මතකයේ සුරැකීමටත්, එහි උරුමය අනාගත පරම්පරාවට සනිටුහන් කර නැවත ජීවත් කිරීමටත්.

💔 Bentota’s Old Bridge — Gone, but never forgottenWoke up to heartbreaking news today.The iconic Bentota old bridge, sta...
27/11/2025

💔 Bentota’s Old Bridge — Gone, but never forgotten

Woke up to heartbreaking news today.
The iconic Bentota old bridge, standing proudly for more than 123 years, carrying our memories, our stories, our childhood walks and endless crossings has finally collapsed after last night’s heavy thunderstorms.

This bridge wasn’t just metal and bolts.
It was a piece of our history… a silent witness to generations, to wars, to floods, to good times and bad. So many of us grew up seeing it every day, never imagining a moment where it wouldn’t be there.

Seeing it fallen, broken into the river it once stood over so strongly, feels like losing a part of our hometown… a part of ourselves. 💧

May we remember it with love and gratitude for the journeys it carried, the memories it held, and the heritage it gifted us for over a century.
Bentota will never be the same without it. 🖤

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The Chinafort Gem and Jewellery Traders Association held the Gem Sri Lanka 2024 fair (https://gslfair.com/) on 11, 12 an...
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The Chinafort Gem and Jewellery Traders Association held the Gem Sri Lanka 2024 fair (https://gslfair.com/) on 11, 12 and 13 January at the Cinnamon Bentota Beach.

The fair celebrated the brilliance of gemstones from Sri Lanka and all around the world.

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