Tag: Embilipitiya

Maduwanwela Duwili Ella Falls – මඩුවන්වෙල දූවිලි ඇල්ල

Maduwanwela Duwili Ella Falls

Height : 25 metres District : Ratnapura The 25m high Maduwanwela Duwili Ella Fall is a creation of a branch of Adaluwa River, called the Arapora River, incipient from Sinharaja The fall is located in its precincts at Ratnapura District…

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Ethawetunu Ella Falls – ඇතාවැටුනු ඇල්ල

Ethawetunu Ella Falls

Height : 5 meters District : Ratnapura This is a small but beautiful cascade in the Suriyakanda Area. The waterfall lies about 7½ km from Suriyakanda Town and about 29 km from Ambilipitiya in the area known as Wijeriya Another…

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Udawalawe National Park – උඩවලවේ ජාතික වනෝද්‍යානය

Elephants @ Udawalawe National Park

Located in the Dry Zone, Udawalawe National Park comprises grasslands and thorn scrubs is one the sure places to see wild elephants any time of the day.

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Maduwanwela Walawwa – මඩුවන්වෙල වලව්ව

maduwanwela walawwa - The place where the hare turned back and chased the jackal

– The Legacy of a Realm – Often referred to as the Dark Prince of Ceylon, the Maduwanwela Disawe was a personality that defined an era. His influence with the colonial administrators of his time were such that they even bestowed…

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Sri Sankapala Raja Maha Viharaya – Pallebedda – ශ්‍රී සංඛපාල රජමහා විහාරය – පල්ලෙබැද්ද

Sri Sankapala Raja Maha Viharaya - Pallebedda

The name Sankapala had originated in the time of Dutugamunu when he was conscripting his army with the help of Dasamaha-Yodoyas (the 10 warriors) including Pussadeva who acted as the ‘clarion call’ of the army

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