Hakgedi Ella Falls (හක්ගෙඩි ඇල්ල)

Height :	3 meters
District :	Matara

Hakgedi Ella Falls is a small waterfall which is probably about 3 meters tall lying in the rural village of the Porambakananke on the Galle – Akkuressa Road. The source of this fall is Polathu Ganga. The area which the fall is located is called Kumarawatte/ Harambawatte.

Although small in size, this fall is surrounded by many folklore.

It is said that a Hakgedi (a conches shell) and a pot was carved on a large rocky surface near a pool of water at the fall. It is said that a treasure belonging to a ancient king is hidden beneath this pool.

This treasure is protected by an eel with earrings from water and and large cobra from the land.

It is said that the regional king had his castle in the kandewatte area lying close by and the prince used to come this fall to bath. Therefore area was know as Kumarawatte ( prince’s garden). The prince is also said to lean his fighting skills in this area so this was also known as harambawatte. It is said that the remains of this castle is still can be seen.

This waterfall is not listed in LCWF database

Also See

• Waterfalls of Sri Lanka
  • –  indexed by name
  • –  indexed by location
  • –  indexed by height
• Other Places of Interest Within Close Proximity

• නෑසූ නුදුටු සුන්දරත්වය – හක්ගෙඩි ඇල්ල, ගාල්ල

Map of  Hakgedi Ella Falls

Travel Directions to Hakgedi Ella Falls

Route from Galle to Hakgedi Ella

Through : Galle – Deniyaya Road Distance : 25 km Travel time : ¾ hours Driving directions : see on google map

හක්ගෙඩි ඇල්ලේ නිධානය රකින කඩුක්කන් ආඳා