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| Height : | 5 meters |
| District : | Ratnapura |
This 5m high Pahanthudawa Ella (Pahanthuda Ella) waterfall is located about 1.5 km off Belihuloya. To reach the fall you need to travel along the Ihalagalagama road for 1 km and then walk down the mountain for 1/2 km.
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- Waterfalls of Sri Lanka
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Pahanthuda literary means the wick (of a small clay lamp specially used in temples). The Fall is named for its shape of the base pool which resembles a shape of a clay lamp. The waterfall resemble a the wick of the lamp.
The LCWF has identified this waterfall as the Galagama Falls and Eberhard Kautzsch in his “A guide to waterfalls of Sri Lanka” too states “Galagama Fall is called Pahanthudawa Ella by native people after the Pahantuda wick. burner of a small oil lamp. The waterfalls shape looks very much like this”. But it is now the general consensus that the Galagama Ella lies above this waterfall and lies on the edges of Horton Plains.
Also See
- Waterfalls of Sri Lanka
- Other Places of Interest Within Close Proximity
Map of Pahanthudawa Ella Falls
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Travel Directions to Pahanthudawa Ella Falls
| Route from Colombo to Pahanthudawa Ella | Route from Belihuloya to Pahanthudawa Ella |
| Through : Hanwella – Rathnapura – Balangoda – Belihuloya – Ihalagalagama road Distance : 150 km Travel time : 2 hours Driving directions : see on google map | Through : Ihalagalagama road Distance : 1 km Travel time : 2 minutes Driving directions : see on google map |
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