Sigiriya | Sri Lanka's Abandoned Lion Rock Fortress
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- Опубликовано: 30 ноя 2018
- Sigiriya Fortress is known as the Lion Rock. It's one of Sri Lanka's most mysterious abandoned ruins, perched on a rock monolith 500 feet above the valley. This Unesco World Heritage site continues to confuse scientists, nobody really knows what it was.
Join Alex and Marko the Vagabrothers as they explore the secrets of Sigiriya, Sri Lanka's Mysterious Lion Rock.
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Sri Lanka has always been one of my favourite travel destinations!
I seen u trying 2 jumping at DIYALUMA
@@rokithbashana8264 jorden's flexibility.
Well said brothers.
avelovinit & Jorden
Yo!
My husband proposed to me at the top of this rock, about 2 months before this video was released! I was completely surprised; it was amazing. There are definitely still crocodiles in that moat around the monastery gardens, we spotted a couple of them. And there are a few signs around there warning you about them.
Anyone video recorded that event? Would have been something new for the eyes of sri lankas.. as we do not do such proposals as most marriages are arranged.
😂😂❤️🥰 congratulations both of you form sri lanka
Congratulations both of you
Wow 😘👍🏻
Congratulations 🎉🌹
I'm Sri Lankan and I can't understand how you guys find such accurate information about every place in Sri Lanka! Well done guys!
Dhananjaya Kithsiri hello.. i have a question
@@jyotisah5862 Hi.. What's your question?
Thing called the internet and locals that read this thing called a history text book , and folklore ofc but yes great vid!
@@tashyafernando8349 wow really? I didn't know that. Thanks! So according to your logic, if someone became a doctor, engineer, scientist etc, that's because there are things called books, schools and universities etc. What a brilliant logic. 😆
@@88dkith exactly love, now you know how obvious you sound :)
I never envisioned Sri Lanka to be so beautiful... Thanks for sharing!
Same, such a hidden gem
Sri Lanka should be top notched destinations anybody should visit, it's very diverse
You welcome my motherland
Sri Lanka update..the country is bankrupt, people are in lines for imported food, China will soon own them.
I spent a summer in Sri Lankan and I also climbed Sigiria, cameras can't capture just how tall it is, how many steps it takes to get to the top... It's absolutely breathtaking. The country is really overlooked by people, it's beautiful and has a long long history and amazing culture (not to mention the food omg)
I never really thought of Sri Lanka as a place I wanted to travel to. Now I am intrigued!
UnderneathTheBottle Wine Sommelier see the link www.google.lk/amp/s/fortune.com/2018/10/23/lonely-planet-best-travel-destinations-2019/amp/
Incredible history and culture...so much packed onto that island! Really enjoyed this video
Seriously - such a unique country!
Thank you for visiting our motherland.
Hidden history… ain’t no way primitive people trimmed the top of that rock flat then brought up all those bricks no way. I have a sneaking suspicion they had something to do with why that huge out of place boulder is even there.
@@lawrencetrujillo7365 I really believe fall of the anuradhapura and polonnaruwa kingdoms( rajarata civilization) resulted in a big loss of technology. Just like every other civilization in the world...
You guys have clearly done your homework. Very Impressive! As a Sri Lankan, I thank you! Amazing!
Cheers Lahiru
Not only is it epic, but there's also no cities around it either, it's all greenery and forest, amazing!!
It’s such a beautiful place! Glad you enjoyed :)
Reminds me of Machu Picchu!
Cuz surrounded lands belong to its own
Yeah, it was holy place. Most of the spiritual guys lived there. This is one of the best designs. You won't believe me, there is a 7 story castle inside the rock. But still waiting for proofs!
Dear Vagabrothers, thank you guys for showing our beautiful motherland to the whole world. And i really love how you show your gratitude and respect towards another culture. You are always welcome here.
May the Triple Gem bless you.. 🇱🇰 🙏💛
Many thanks Sir Dan 🙏🏼🙏🏼
i think sri lankan tourism bored must watch this videos and they must sponcer you guys for the incredible job vegabrothers did.keep up the good job.
Sri Lanka tourism board doing incredible work in past 3 years to get the attention from all around the world, specially they are sponsoring some youtubers and instagramers, but sadly missing vagabrothers. You can check some vlogs from aveloving, jeanne amapola,
Oh man, that's so beautiful. At the top of my bucket list for sure!
I love that your doing these videos on Sri Lanka! I for one have climbed sigiriya rock and it just breath taking and unbelievable. I am so proud to call myself an American Sri Lankan woman and share my experiences and culture with other people! And these videos are just really taking me back and i love that you guys are learning and spreading he culture as well !
As i always say you describe sri lanka better than others
Keep it up !Srilanka land like no other!❤️🇱🇰
But some muslims want to destroy sinhala culture and ancient buddhist statues..sri lanka continuesly coming from buddhist culture ..otherwise no history for srilanka
A real hidden gem. Truly amazing. Trying to convince my wife to go there next as we speak!
LOVE these videos in Sri Lanka guys, I've always wanted to go but this is making me want to go even more.
I absolutely love this series on
Sri Lanka and this episode in
particular was awe inspiring!
Definitely a place I'd love to
visit and explore! Great job
and keep up the great
beards! Ha!!
Cheers Frank!
Agreed, my list just got a bit longer
ruclips.net/video/QH0wiMPwXmA/видео.html Sigiriya Sri Lanka.
ruclips.net/video/ov8iwubQ_EQ/видео.html
I don't know how you guys found that much accurate information, well done guys!! As a Sri Lankan, I'm really happy to see this.
I Am From Srilanka.Thanks For Came To Here.I Love Your Channel...😘
We really loved Sri Lanka :)
@@vagabrothers hi guys.. did u need a permit for drones in srilanka?
@@nayeemulhuq8745 I don't think you'll need. As per my understanding as a Sri Lankan
Drones are now illegal in sigiriya
@@Sophialatha Ah Okay. I know it is illegal at Ruwanweli Maha Seya. As one idiot has crashed his drone at the pagoda. They might have taken special permission
awsome video guys. There are some minor corrections you need to do about pre-historic people in SL. There were native group of people (Yakka, Naga etc.) before Vijaya arrived SL. Also we dnt consider Vijaya as a native King of SL.
As a Sri Lankan, I feel happy to see you guys doing such an amazingly detailed vlog about our culture and heritage. You guys have clearly done thorough research.
Anybody who is looking to travel to Sri Lanka (after corona is no longer a big deal ofc), I can assure you that you won’t be disappointed.
Also on a side note, it’s the first time I heard that sigiriya had a myth about aliens. King ravana and king kassapa’s stories are the most common.
I love how much historical information you give on your vlogs! I learn so much
Thank you Becca 🙏🏼
Dude! You guys are going to the most exotic and remote destinations on Earth! I've never even heard of this Lion Fortress. Looks like something from out of Tomb Raider !
Yes!! Very tomb raider!
May be producers of tomb raider have visited sigiriya?
fun fact, actually they shot some scenes there
Sir. Arthur C Clarke's Science fiction novel "fountains of paradise" was influenced by sigiriya.
Wow, I feel really proud and privileged to have been born and lived my whole life here in Sri Lanka.
You both Men are awesome,hard working, talented. The way you give respect to other cultures. The time you spent in understanding those things before you could explore on RUclips is Amazing. No more words to appreciate you both. GOD bless you. Love from India
Thank you 🙏🏼 we really believe in the importance of cultural understanding and valuing other perspectives 👌🏼
Love how sensitive and sensible you are towards the place you travel in. Shows a level of respect that goes well beyond the normal traveller's "wow!! Amazing!" reaction. Keep safe and happy!!
Sri Lanka will always be in my heart! lets help promote their tourism! our driver from our tour when i was vlogging there, told me that the tourism industry right now is suffering sfter the bombing incident! LETS PROMOTE AND HELP BUILD IT UP AGAIN! #PRAYFORSRILANKA
Thanks for doing this series on Sri Lanka - I really had no idea what it would be like. Seems like a great place to visit. Please keep taking us to some of the less traveled places.
Thank you Ellen. We’re currently in Uzbekistan so we’ll be taking you there soon 🙌🏼
Thank you very much guys, for doing a respectful documentary about my motherland. Everything you say in the video is almost the same thing that every Sri Lankans know about these places. Well explained. Whish you all the best.
Ooooo Yeah Brothers !!!! another great video from a wonderful place ! you make me dream this new travel...
Sri Lanka seems to be wonderful, thanks for sharing :-)
Thank you Christian 🙏🏼
Hi
One of the things that I love about your channel is that you guys manage to pick very fitting music for each video. Instead of hearing the typical techno music for many travel compilation videos all over RUclips.
As a Sri Lankan, I am very impressed by your attention to detail. Very well researched and nicely presented. Epic work guys.
Sri Lanka, an amazing Asian country with full of hospitality and humanity. Surrounded ocean brings fresh wind and water to green the grasses. Amazing history, amazing culture will bright up your journey and light up your mind. Unsecond sceneries, also bring you joy and relaxation. Wide, sandy, calm beaches will tell you the story of the relaxation. Sri Lanka is also with full of adventure. Thank you guys for showing our beautiful motherland to the whole world.
One day I'll get to Sigiriya.Very impressive. Especially that flight over Anuradputra
Come dear🇱🇰
We must protect this at all cost my fellow Sri lankans love ya'll🇱🇰
Very informative guys...Keep exploring and share the knowledge. I, being a Srilankan, am very proud of my country. There is a lot more to learn about this beautiful island, if one is really interested.
As Tamil-German dude who is born and raised in Germany, this is amazing. I have never been in Sri Lanka which is the home country of my parents. I can't afford to fly over, but this is like a minitrip to the land of my ancestors.
Always welcome bro
Wow, Sri Lanka looks beautiful. I’d never thought much about it, but I’ll have to add it to my list!
Buddhist country #Sri Lanka....Love from India... ♥️
A beautiful video.Sri Lanka is a brilliant country.A country with amazing things.There are still a lot of mysteries.Our ancestors who were spiritually advanced have done a lot of things that humans couldn't do and couldn't have imagined.much love from Sri Lanka
I loved every minute of this video. Thank you for showing such interest to our tiny motherland. As a srilankan it makes me very happy to see our island getting this sort of attention :)
Oh boys! Finally you guys are back to the original recording style. Don't lose your own style to explore the spots and make uniques videos to us. #VagaBrothersFans
Thank you so much Vegabrothers for posting informative videos about Sri Lanka. As a proud Sri Lankan I respect your service to promote tourism in Sri Lanka. Hope to meet you if you come again to my country.
Hello Vagabrother... I am a sri lankan. And highly appreciated your knowledge about the facts.... this is one of the best documentaries I have ever seen by a foreigner.... ❤️
Thank you for the beautiful videos of Sri Lanka. I found yours by chance when I started looking for Sri Lanka travel vlogs as I am so homesick right now after the tragic events in my motherland...Truly appreciate the in depth research that you share and most of all for being so respectful and sensitive to the culture and of course for the gorgeous aerial views that are simply breathtaking...
It's amazing how you gathered all the stories behind those ancient ruins, perfect.
I am mad at myself for not finding your channel before, your presenting is so matured and facinating to watch, you are calm respectful and gives the fun vibes but is actually very educational and on point. You deserve much more subscriptions
Omg so many animals!!! I love it. Thos drone shots are amazingg I would love to do that climb one day
Best Vlog I have seen of Sigiriya and Anuradhapura. Most Vloggers just walk around without any idea of what they are seeing and tend to make stuff up on the spot!
Of course I am very happy that you are introducing the historical and beautiful place of our country to the world which strengthens our friendship a lot 🇱🇰🙏🙏.l am from Sri Lanka 🙏👍♥️ Thank you so much
My country 😍 My village 😍 Sigiriya rock is located in my village 😍 My pleasure about this vedio. Thank you so much! 😊 Both of you are explaining about my country very well. No words, I'm really happy about this vedio. Good work 😍😊 Love you both of you from Sri Lanka... 💜️❤️
Love from India ❤️ is that the rock of Ravana?
@@deeptube9788yes ❤
@@deeptube9788 no... Sigiriya was build by the fifth century king Kashyapa.🇱🇰
Sigiriya was named as one of the 8 wonders of the world some years back. Great, that you bring out most of the legends about Sigiriya. Many travelers highlight the legend of King Kashyapa only.
Thanks a lot for promoting our country, Sri Lanka.!!!
Its really glad to see how they understood and respect the culture of sri lanka.so impressive and beautiful 😇♥️
I’ve been waiting for your new video)!
Awesome guys👍🏻
🙏🏼🙏🏼
I love this video, you guys summarized Anuradhapura and Sigiriya very well. 🙏
My Saturday mornings are now devoted to watching the Vagabrothers! Love the video!
it's literally better then Natanial geography, I'm thoroughly impressed guys, I could see hundred other bloggers, but it's day and night difference between you guys and the rest, you guys are knowledgable, respectful for local culture & customs, this is how blogging should be done, kudos
Im so greatful to you guys the way you show the true value of sri lanka to the world. Also offering flowers was interesting in the video. I'm exited to watch more video
None beats the way you explore and express and vlogs the places.. .My favourites ❤️
Thank you Jaimin 🙏🏼
Its great to see that you have done a lot of homework .. Keep up the good work Marko and Alex .. Cheers.
This is awesome guys!!!.. Anuradhapura, the anicient city is less touristy and most of the tourists does not know much about this city or may be skip this city while travelling here. Thank you for revealing more about this city in your vlog!!! hats off!!!
You both Men are awesome,hard working, talented. The way you give respect to other cultures. The time you spent in understanding those things before you could explore on RUclips is Amazing. No more words to appreciate you both. GOD bless you.
Thank you for your video. And also for being respectful to the culture in Sri Lanka. I thought you did lot of research before you spoke, unlike some videos I have seen. Thank you gentlemen. Great work
Just back from touring all around Sri Lanka. So impressed with how friendly everyone is and what a great holiday destination it is. Driving is a bit crazy there but they seem to make it work somehow. A rewarding experience….
Another stunning vlog, guys! Thanks so much!!
Thank you Erika! Really appreciate it. We put a lot of effort into these series
Thank you guys..everything in this vlog is perfect ..even our history everything is correct ....you guys respected the buddhism and our culture ..you guys are great..come again 🇱🇰 ❤️
I like the production of your videos. Good to see you taking the time to make it look good!
Great video about Sri Lanka! I visited this wonderful place recently and miss it a lot. So many places filmed, now I think it's time to create a video for my own channel.
U guys are awesome.. thanks for the lovely srilankan updates..miss my country allot...
You guys are the best!! hope you'd stick around to make more content about Sri lanka!!
by the way that old lady said, "I did it ! did you see?"
oh man that's amaizing! proud to be a Sri Lankan. thank you guys!
You guyz have done the best videos about Sri Lanka I have seen in youtube so far. You guyz are truly amazing. And I really like the fact you chose to visit Anuradhapura, which is the holiest and the most significant city to buddhist people in Sri Lanka. But there are few facts you shared that I need to bring your attention to
1 . When speaking about the frescos you were passing a yellow colour wall, which you completely ignored. That wall is called the mirror wall. Because the inner side was polished like a mirror so that the paintings of apsaras on the rock reflected on it. And later when the palace on top of the rock was abandoned local people visited to see the apsara frescos and wrote poems on that wall. And while only the foundation of the palace buildings are remaining, this wall is the only structure to remain in its' original form without falling down for nearly 2000 years.
2. Sri Lanka was never found by Indo Aryans. When prince Vijaya came to SL there were already 4 tribes inhabiting the island called the Yakka, Deva, Naga and Raksha (Yakksha being the dominant tribe) and with the help of a Yakka princes called Kuweni he murdered most of the Yakka tribe and capture SL and It took decades for the natives and the Aryans to come to peace.
3. Legend says Prince Vijaya came on the day Lord Buddha passed away not on the day He gained enlightenment.
4. I think it would have been more nice if you had used Sri Lankan music for your background music without using Indian music, like all other vloggers do.
Such a nice video and proud of you guys have done. Also really happy about my mother Sri Lanka
Love the quality of your videos... Keep it up bothers.. Big fan ♥️
Thank you 🙏🏼
This is a fantastic video !! Really informative and beautifully shot ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks so much for your research about the history and your great expectations. It could be a heaps of film roll Without your amazing explanation . Love your videos
Nice video guys! Excellent videography, sound and editing. Fascinating and informative. Sensitively and respectfully presented even making efforts to accurately pronounce Anuradhapura! Nice to see you guys bowing and paying your respects with other devotees. Very beautiful and Zen video with intelligent well considered observations and commentary!
Hello from Sigiriya, Sri Lanka :) Of course, the king did not kill his father. Kassapa is not a murderer. He is a great king. His father built the Lake call " Kalawewa ". It is his dream. His last wish was to bury his body on the banks of the lake after his death. So Kashyapa did it, but a group of state conspirators who did not like him spread the word that Kassapa had killed his father. Visit AnotherWorld Sigiriya for more details...
Your video is great VAGABROTHERS !!! We subscribed to your channel ;)
sigiriya palace belongs to King Ravana Palace. It was over 5000 years old prehistoric landmark.
@@rathy_v no it a built by a sinhala king ,stop claiming our history . you came from tamil nadu ,
Top notch as ever! Looks so hot! Thanks for taking the heat and doing such a great job showcasing SL!
Amazing guys , wonderful place!!
Cheers!
Guys, thank you for making a video on Sigiraya that I can watch and actually LISTEN to. Well done.
Had to add - brilliant video, fantastic content.
Seeing two foreigners explaining the history, Buddhism and civilization of Lanka makes me very happy. I really love your interest in my country.
Dear Vagabrothers, Your videos are great and they are the most balanced youtube videos I had watched about my little island (Which was made by any foreigner.) As most of Sri lankans has commented below few minor corrections should be added about our history. Sri lanka was occupied by humans way before the Vijaya arrived. Even Prehistoric humans such as Hormo Sapian had once lived here. Any ways, thanks and keep up the good work.
Here i was waiting for more than two weeks for this vlog, awesome editing and describing. Hope you will upload at least one or two more vlogs of sri lanka, Cheers....
Another great viedeo tnx you guys know how to respect for the other culture
- from srilanka-
බුදු සරනයි
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බුදු සරණයි යාලුවනේ .budu saranai friends
a beautiful spot and interesting stories around it. love to visit it myself someday. what I (personally) didn't like that much was the trial to compare it with Machu Picchu or Coba in Yucatan. It is too unique to be comparable with other places or cultures.
Love these videos about my Motherland 🇱🇰
Lots of love from Sri Lanka
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Wow.amazing and outstanding place..really loveable💕.
Watching from Nepal🇳🇵
Please visit northern and Eastern part of Srilanka which is coved by super awesome beaches 👍🏾
love from sri lanka,colombo
A lot of monks go meditate by the stupa!
This ancient stupa is known to have packed with immense energy, that's why the Buddha himself wanted his remains established specially in this stupa! Quite the magical place to be around 💛
Wow really respect the research you've done!!
The biggest heritages of Sinhala people...Sigiriya is a Kingdom made by Emperor Ravana before about 4500 years and later King Kashyapa also rebuild Sigiriya as his fortress around 473 AD -495 AD...
No brother this is king kShapa this not king rawana places
@@csubasingha Yeah, later it became Kashyapa's place...
@@csubasingha its tamil king ravana's palace
Wow I loved this video more than I have ever seen Thank You Vegabrothers !!!!
I just discovered your channel through this video. It reminds me a lot of the show "Departures".. can't wait to explore more!
Wow, an amazing vlog, that's my beautiful motherland..
Im not good in English.I want to say,this is the most beutifull and informative video of Sri Lanka.nice captures and you guys doing great job.well done..👍👍