USri Lanka akazange abe yize abize izwe elihle. Kunezilwane eziningi ezixakile ezihlala ezinhlotsheni ezinsundu, izinyoni ezikhanyayo, izidleke ezinamathela emagatsheni ezitshalo ezishisayo, nasensimini yalo, kunezinganekwane zakudala.
ILion Rock ixhumeke nenye yalezi zinganekwane. Lo mlando omude futhi odidayo satshela umhlahlandlela ngesikhathi sokuvakasha eSygiary. Kukutshela ukuthi nge-V Century enkabeni yesiqhingi esiqongweni sentaba, isigodlo senqaba yasezulwini sakhiwa, lapho iTsar Facussen yayihlala nomndeni wakhe. Wayenamadodana amabili, oyedwa evela kumfazi osemthethweni, kanti owesibili esuka enkolweni nasendodakazini. Ndodakazi anquma ukushada kwempi yakhe. Kepha umamezalamushe wamthanda masinyane umalokazana futhi wamncenga ngesihluku, yize ayeyindodakazi yasebukhosini. Ngokulandelana kweDatussen, owonile wabulawa. Lowo owake waba ngumholi wezempi akazange amthethelele inkosi yokufa kukamama futhi ahlukanise i-kashiape (indodana engekho emthethweni) yokuqeda isivivinyo. Ngemuva kwe-coup, i-Dhatussen ibingatholakali odongeni lwedamu ledamu, nendodana endala, yesaba ukuthi angambulala futhi, abaleka e-India. UKashyap naye waqala ukwakha isigodlo esingathandeki edwaleni, okwakukhumbuza ukubonakala kwesibalo sebhubesi.
Kwakukhona izitebhisi eziphakathi kwezihlakala zezilwane, ezazisebenza emnyango wesigodlo. Lesi sakhiwo saqashwa ubusuku nemini, imitha engu-12 yemitha egcwele amanzi yashiswa ngaphambi komnyango omkhulu. Emibhoshongweni yokuphindisela ukuhlaselwa okungenzeka kuphekwe amatshe amakhulu etshe. Ngokwakha isigodlo esinokwethenjelwa futhi esinezigwegwe, iKashypa yabusa izwe iminyaka engu-18. Ngemuva kokubuyela eCeylon indlalifa esemthethweni phakathi kwabafowethu, kwenzeke impi eduzane nedolobhana laseKhabaran. Ngenxa yalokho, ukunqoba kwakhe kwasala ngemuva komfowabo. Ubuye wabhubhisa inqaba yesibonelelo esingaphansi komhlaba esingaphansi komhlaba, ukuze akukho lutho emhlabeni.
Kuze kube manje, lapho uvakashela idwala lengonyama, ungabona ipaki enhle enezipikili, amabhuloho namachibi. Isitebhisi sokufaka sigcinwe esakhiweni sabo sangaphambilini, futhi ama-paws etshe kuphela ebhubesi kanye negalari ehlotshiswe ngama-frescoes ngesithombe sezancinza ezinhle ezaqhubeka egumbini.