{"id":1716,"date":"2021-06-21T07:38:05","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T07:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2021-06-21T07:38:05","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T07:38:05","slug":"yala-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/?p=1716","title":{"rendered":"Yala National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s home to Panthera pardus kotiya, a majestic leopard endemic to Sri Lanka. But among the glorious spectacle of wildlife, you\u2019d also witness the tell-tale signs of a lost civilization. The Monastic settlement of Sithulpawwa, an important pilgrim site, is said to have housed 12,000 inhabitants seeking solace, some 2000 years ago. The restored rock Temple, among a series of well-preserved ancient temples offers a glimpse into a glittering past. What is today a pristine wildlife kingdom, Yala was home to a thriving civilization, dating back to the glory days of Sri Lankan Kings. Hundreds of tanks, most in dilapidated state today, are testimony to an agri-based civilization. The large, thriving tanks now provide a lifeline to the animal kingdom, especially during dry season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yalaalib\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"aigpl-gallery aigpl-gallery-wrp aigpl-gallery-grid aigpl-clearfix aigpl-design-1 aigpl-popup-gallery \" id=\"aigpl-gallery-1\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n<div class=\"aigpl-cnt-wrp aigpl-col-3 aigpl-columns aigpl-first\" data-item-index=\"1\">\r\n\t<div class=\"aigpl-inr-wrp\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"aigpl-img-wrp\" style=\"\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"aigpl-img-link\" data-mfp-src=\"http:\/\/tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/17.jpg\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" target=\"_self\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aigpl-img\"  src=\"http:\/\/tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/17.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"aigpl-cnt-wrp aigpl-col-3 aigpl-columns\" data-item-index=\"2\">\r\n\t<div 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But among the glorious spectacle of wildlife, you\u2019d also witness the tell-tale signs of a lost civilization. The Monastic settlement of Sithulpawwa, an important pilgrim site, is said to have housed 12,000 inhabitants seeking solace, some 2000 years ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1717,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-attractions","entry"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"mhadmin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tissamaharama.ps.gov.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}