Royal Thai Embassy, Colombo, with support from Lowepro, Jetwing Travels, Sri Lanka Airlines and Greenlanka Shipping, organizes “Sri Lanka-Thailand: Two Nations,One Family” an exhibition of 60 photographs by Miss Jiratha Narapittayanart, a young photographer from Thailand, on 6-10 September 2013, from 10.00-20.00 hrs., at Harold Pieris Gallery, Lionel Wendt Art Centre, Colombo 7.

 

 The photographs displayed in the exhibition, which came from the photographer’s journeys in Sri Lanka and Thailand, showcase the unbelievably close ties and similarity on Theraveda Buddhism in Sri Lanka and Thailand. This proves the longstanding bond between the two nations, when Siam (now known as Thailand) received Lankavamsa from Sri Lanka almost 

a thousand year ago and later returned her gratitude by assisting the establishment of Siam Nikaya in Kandy Kingdom in 1573.

 

“Her photographs really amaze me as it shows temples and stupas  in a different angle, which subsequently gives amazing photos”, said H.E. Mr. Poldej Worachat, Thai Ambassador to Sri Lanka.

 

This exhibition is a part of the commemoration for the 260th Anniversary of the Establishment of Siam Nikaya in Sri Lanka (Siam Upasampada).

 

Miss Jiratha Narapittayanart,the photographer, has won numerous prizes in domestic and international photography contests such as Gold Medal from the 7th National photography competition (Art & Culture Category) arranged by Bangkok Photographic Society in 2012. Also, she was selected as one of the 60 photographers to cover the 60th Anniversary Celebration of His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand's Accession to the Throne in 2006.