RED RUBY 
CEYLON CORNFLOWER BLUE SAPPHIRE |
THE HISTORY OF ADAM'S PEAK
SRI LANKA |
FOR IT'S NATURAL BEAUTY,
FOR IT'S LAND SCAPE,
FOR IT'S ROCKS AND MOUNTAINS,
FOR IT'S HILL COUNTRY - WITH NAKED MOUNTAINS CARPETED BY GREEN TEA BUSHES,
FOR IT'S COLORED STONES FOUND IN ABUNDANT AND
FOR IT'S HISTORY...
SRI LANKA'S HISTORY GOES BACK TO THE BANISHMENT OF ADAM AND EVE TO EARTH FROM HAVEN. IT IS SAID THEY WERE SENT DOWN TO A BEAUTIFUL PLACE ON EARTH
WHERE THERE ARE FRUITS AND GEMS, MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS...
MAY BE EVE WOULD HAVE WORN THE GEMS OF THE LAND- SRI LANKA...
THE WORD'S FIRST LOVE STORY STARTED HERE ON A PEAK OF A MOUNTAIN CALL
THOUGH NOT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN OF SRI LANKA, THE STRIKING PYRAMID OF ADAM'S PEAK (7,360 ft) IS CERTAINLY THE MOST REMARKABLE.
A DEPRESSION IN THE ROCKY SUMMIT RESEMBLES A HUGE FOOTPRINT, WHICH HAS BEEN VENERATED AS A SACRED SIGN FROM REMOTE ANTIQUITY. THIS WAS IDENTIFIED BY BUDDHISTS AS THE BUDDHA'S FOOTPRINT, BY HINDUS AS THAT OF SHIVA AND LATER THE PORTUGUESE ATTRIBUTED IT TO ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE.
ACCORDING TO THE LEGEND, ADAM WAS HURLED FROM PARADISE FOR HIS DISOBEDIENCE AND STOOD IN PENANCE FOR A THOUSAND YEARS ON ONE FOOT AT THE TOP OF ADAM'S PEAK, AFTER WHICH HE WAS REUNITED WITH EVE .
CITY OF GEMS THE RIVER KALU GANGA (BLACK RIVER-LITERALLY NOT BLACK) FLOWS THROUGH THIS SECRET MOUNTAIN AND DRIFT TOWARDS RATNAPURA (THE CITY OF GEMS) ALONG THE BANKS WHERE THE WORLD'S FINEST, THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE, THE BIGGEST (GIAN OT THE ORIENT) AND THE WORLD'S BEST OF GEM STONES ARE FOUND.
The Blue Giant of the Orient is a cushion-cut, intense medium-blue color sapphire, an untreated natural stone with full color saturation, characteristic of most of the blue sapphires originating in Sri Lanka, which has given the stones a worldwide branding as Ceylon Blue Sapphires a name that is synonymous with high quality untreated blue sapphires. The weight of the stone is 466 carats, making it the largest faceted blue sapphire in the world. The dimensions of the Blue Giant of the Orient when it was first cut in 1907, were 2 1/2 in by 1 3/4 in by 3/4 in which is equivalent to 63.5 mm x 44.5 mm x 19 mm.
GIFT OF NATURE:
Sri Lanka is the only country in the world that had produced extraordinarily large gem-quality blue sapphires over the years, and most of the crown jewels of monarchies, and museum collections around the world, include large blue sapphires that originated in Sri Lanka.
Thus, the fact that the world 1st, 2nd and 3rd largest faceted blue sapphires are all of Sri Lankan origin, is a little cause for surprise. In fact, even the world's largest rough sapphire crystal, weighing 42 pounds ( 19 Kg) is of Sri Lankan origin, and is the proud possession of the National Gem and Jewelry Authority of Sri Lanka.
The world's 1st, 2nd and 3rd largest blue sapphires are respectively the 466-carat ;Blue Giant of the Orient, the 422.99-carat Logan Blue Sapphire; and the 400-carat ;Blue Belle of the Orient.
These superior gemstones while carrying high price tags in international markets also hold superlative positions among experts and those who seek the best.The most desired color and tone for a sapphire has been describe as an intense cornflower blue with a 'velvety' Luster.This velvety Luster is the speciality of Sri Lanka gem. THE GODS AND GODDESSES, KINGS AND QUEEN, ICONIC PERSONALITIES, ACTORS AND ACTRESS, YOUNG GIRLS AND MEN OF ALL AGES ATTRACTED BY THE BEAUTY OF SRI LANKA GEM STONES.
SRI LANKA'S HISTORY GOES BACK TO THE BANISHMENT OF ADAM AND EVE TO EARTH FROM HAVEN. IT IS SAID THEY WERE SENT DOWN TO A BEAUTIFUL PLACE ON EARTH
WHERE THERE ARE FRUITS AND GEMS, MOUNTAINS AND RIVERS...
MAY BE EVE WOULD HAVE WORN THE GEMS OF THE LAND- SRI LANKA...
THE WORD'S FIRST LOVE STORY STARTED HERE ON A PEAK OF A MOUNTAIN CALL
ADAM'S PEAK...In the central Hills of Sri Lanka
THOUGH NOT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN OF SRI LANKA, THE STRIKING PYRAMID OF ADAM'S PEAK (7,360 ft) IS CERTAINLY THE MOST REMARKABLE.
A DEPRESSION IN THE ROCKY SUMMIT RESEMBLES A HUGE FOOTPRINT, WHICH HAS BEEN VENERATED AS A SACRED SIGN FROM REMOTE ANTIQUITY. THIS WAS IDENTIFIED BY BUDDHISTS AS THE BUDDHA'S FOOTPRINT, BY HINDUS AS THAT OF SHIVA AND LATER THE PORTUGUESE ATTRIBUTED IT TO ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE.
ACCORDING TO THE LEGEND, ADAM WAS HURLED FROM PARADISE FOR HIS DISOBEDIENCE AND STOOD IN PENANCE FOR A THOUSAND YEARS ON ONE FOOT AT THE TOP OF ADAM'S PEAK, AFTER WHICH HE WAS REUNITED WITH EVE .
IBN BATUTA'S VISIT TO SRI LANKA...
IBN BATUTA A MUSLIM ADVENTURER AND TRAVELER (1304-1377) TRAVELED OVER 30 YEARS COVERING NEARLY 75,000 MILES, HE WROTE A BOOK OF HIS TRAVELS IN HIS BOOK HE DESCRIBES ABOUT THE VISIT TO SRI LANKA, HIS PILGRIMAGE TO ADAM'S SPEAK AND ABOUT THE SPLENDOR OF THE GEM STONES FOUND IN HIS JOURNEY.
BY THE NINTH CENTURY, THIS FOOTPRINT WAS CONSEQUENTLY CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST SACRED SITES IN THE WORLD.
STILL THE ARABS CONSIDER THE MOUNTAIN OF ADAM AND THE MUSLIMS OF SRI LANKA CALL IT AADAM BAWA MOUNTAIN.(FAATHER ADAM'S MOUNTAIN)
BY THE NINTH CENTURY, THIS FOOTPRINT WAS CONSEQUENTLY CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST SACRED SITES IN THE WORLD.
STILL THE ARABS CONSIDER THE MOUNTAIN OF ADAM AND THE MUSLIMS OF SRI LANKA CALL IT AADAM BAWA MOUNTAIN.(FAATHER ADAM'S MOUNTAIN)
CITY OF GEMS THE RIVER KALU GANGA (BLACK RIVER-LITERALLY NOT BLACK) FLOWS THROUGH THIS SECRET MOUNTAIN AND DRIFT TOWARDS RATNAPURA (THE CITY OF GEMS) ALONG THE BANKS WHERE THE WORLD'S FINEST, THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE, THE BIGGEST (GIAN OT THE ORIENT) AND THE WORLD'S BEST OF GEM STONES ARE FOUND.
Far and away the most exciting country,(Ceylon) Sri Lanka is an often intoxicatedly beautiful place; With Mountains, Waterfalls, Green carpeted Tea Plantations,
Rock fortress, World famous Beaches, Colored Stones and more...
Rock Formation The Rock Cycle(Gem Occurrences)
SRI LANKA GEMS
From time immemorial Sri Lanka has had a sparkling reputation for highly treasured gems. Nature in her bounty has chosen the bosom of Sri Lanka to enshrine some of her rarest treasures. Blue Sapphires, Cat's Eyes, Alexandrites, Rubies, and many other varieties specially only available in Sri Lanka soil, its a gift of Nature to this Island, where according to the legend of Great Religions Adam and Eve were banished to this Beautiful Island.
COLORED STONES OF SRI LANKA...
(Ceylon) Sri Lanka has been described as a pearl in the Indian Ocean.
One of the main features of Sri lanka is its Colored Stones.
Rock fortress, World famous Beaches, Colored Stones and more...
Rock Formation The Rock Cycle(Gem Occurrences)
SRI LANKA GEMS
From time immemorial Sri Lanka has had a sparkling reputation for highly treasured gems. Nature in her bounty has chosen the bosom of Sri Lanka to enshrine some of her rarest treasures. Blue Sapphires, Cat's Eyes, Alexandrites, Rubies, and many other varieties specially only available in Sri Lanka soil, its a gift of Nature to this Island, where according to the legend of Great Religions Adam and Eve were banished to this Beautiful Island.
COLORED STONES OF SRI LANKA...
(Ceylon) Sri Lanka has been described as a pearl in the Indian Ocean.
One of the main features of Sri lanka is its Colored Stones.
This tropical nation, about half the size of the State of Ohio in the US, is an important center for the mining of gem stones. In the mining center, located in the hilly interior countryside about 100 miles from the capital city Colombo, sapphires gem stones are still mined by hand in the sandy hillsides.
Sri Lanka gem stones are not only beautiful, but are among the largest sapphires mined in the world.
BLUE GIANT OF THE ORIENT 466 CARATS Mined in the Ratnapura district in 1907, this giant blue sapphire is one of the world's most valuable gems.It is the largest blue sapphire in the world and is, today, the treasured possession of a famous American gem and art connoisseur.
GIFT OF NATURE:
Sri Lanka is the only country in the world that had produced extraordinarily large gem-quality blue sapphires over the years, and most of the crown jewels of monarchies, and museum collections around the world, include large blue sapphires that originated in Sri Lanka.
Thus, the fact that the world 1st, 2nd and 3rd largest faceted blue sapphires are all of Sri Lankan origin, is a little cause for surprise. In fact, even the world's largest rough sapphire crystal, weighing 42 pounds ( 19 Kg) is of Sri Lankan origin, and is the proud possession of the National Gem and Jewelry Authority of Sri Lanka.
The world's 1st, 2nd and 3rd largest blue sapphires are respectively the 466-carat ;Blue Giant of the Orient, the 422.99-carat Logan Blue Sapphire; and the 400-carat ;Blue Belle of the Orient.
These superior gemstones while carrying high price tags in international markets also hold superlative positions among experts and those who seek the best.The most desired color and tone for a sapphire has been describe as an intense cornflower blue with a 'velvety' Luster.This velvety Luster is the speciality of Sri Lanka gem. THE GODS AND GODDESSES, KINGS AND QUEEN, ICONIC PERSONALITIES, ACTORS AND ACTRESS, YOUNG GIRLS AND MEN OF ALL AGES ATTRACTED BY THE BEAUTY OF SRI LANKA GEM STONES.  |
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