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Ilumbakanda Ran Ella Waterfall - ඉලුඹකන්ද රන් ඇල්ල
  • Waterfalls

Ilumbakanda Ran Ella Waterfall – ඉලුඹකන්ද රන් ඇල්ල

amazinglanka1 year ago1 year ago01 mins

Ilumbakanda is a remote village in Kalawana surrounded by the Sinharaja jungle from 3 sides. This hidden waterfall lies on the southern border of the Sinharaja Jungles.

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Ratnapura Uran Vetunu Ella Falls
  • Waterfalls

Ratnapura Uran Wetuna Ella Falls (රත්නපුර ඌරන් වැටුනු ඇල්ල)

amazinglanka4 years ago4 months ago02 mins

Uran Wetuna Ella fall a staggering 108m high. The name of the fall derives from the numerous wild boar found in the vicinity that come to drink here and often get swept away by the rushing water.

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The 50m tall Beruwatta Ella Falls
  • Waterfalls

Beruwatte Ella Falls (බෙරුවත්ත ඇල්ල)

amazinglanka4 years ago3 months ago04 mins

The 50m high Beruwatte Ella Falls, set amongst tea plantations and a plethora of mountainous flora and fauna, is formed by the convergence of several brooks originating on the Rakshagala Mountain.

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Dehena Ella Falls
  • Waterfalls

Dehena Ella Falls (Gaslabu Ella) – දෙහෙන ඇල්ල

amazinglanka5 years ago12 months ago03 mins

Folklore says that the Dehana Ella Fall was used as a torture chamber by an regional king in the ancient times. Therefore this was known as “Damana” Ella which became Dehena Ella with time.

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Kirawanagama Ellewala Ella waterfall
  • Waterfalls

Kirawanagama Ellewala Ella Falls – හල්දුමුල්ල ඇල්ලේවල ඇල්ල

amazinglanka6 years ago1 year ago01 mins

Ellewala Ella waterfall is an small undocumented waterfall created by a stream in the Kirawanagama area in Haldemulla. The Kirawanagama lies off Beragala and accessible through winding by roads.

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Kirawanagama Dowili Ella Falls
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Kirawanagama Dowili Ella Falls – හල්දුමුල්ල කිරවනාගම දූවිලි ඇල්ල

amazinglanka6 years ago5 months ago02 mins

Kirawanagama Dowili Ella Falls is an unexplored large waterfall created by the Kosgahamankada Oya in the Kirawanagama area. The stream splits in to two at the top of the waterfall creating 2 falls which joins again at the bottom.

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Dorowana Ella Waterfall
  • Waterfalls

Halaba Dorowana Ella Falls – හලාබ දොරොවනා ඇල්ල

amazinglanka6 years ago1 year ago02 mins

Dorowana Ella lies hidden deep in the jungle of Uva Paranagama area in the Badulla District. The waterfall falls in 2 stages from a height of over 30 meters and splits in to 2 steams at the center.

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Colombagama Rathu Palama Ella
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Colombagama Rathu Palama Ella Falls – කොලඹගම රතු පාලම ඇල්ල

amazinglanka6 years ago1 year ago02 mins

The 4 meter high Rathu Palama Ella is a small but a beautiful waterfall created by the Hangamu Oya in the remote village of Combagama. The waterfall is so called due its close proximity to a old and dilapidated steel bridge with wooden planks laid across Hangamu Oya on a disused road.

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Demala Ella Waterfall
  • Waterfalls

Demala Ella Falls at Wewalwatte, Ratnapura – වේවැල්වත්ත දෙමල ඇල්ල

amazinglanka6 years ago12 months ago02 mins

The Demala Ella lies below Alupola Ella but there is no access road to the waterfall. You will have to walk through the jungle or you can see this waterfall on on the circular road passing Alupola Ella.

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  • Waterfalls

Polwatta Amuran Ella Falls – පොල්වත්ත අමුරන් ඇල්ල

amazinglanka8 years ago1 year ago01 mins

Polwatta Amuran Ella waterfall is an 18 meter unconfirmed waterfall published in the official website of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council.

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An Entrance of the Ratnapura Dutch Fort - රත්නපුර ලන්දේසි බලකොටුව
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Ratnapura Dutch Fort – රත්නපුර ලන්දේසි බලකොටුව

amazinglanka9 years ago1 year ago04 mins

The Dutch Fort at Ratnapura lies on the area covering the current police station which covers 10 archeological protected buildings in this small hillock.

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Pitakele Duwili Ella Falls
  • Waterfalls

Pitakele Duwili Ella Falls (පිටකැලේ දූවිලි ඇල්ල)

amazinglanka9 years ago3 months ago03 mins

Come to the Sinharaja Weddagala Kudawa camp passing the kudawa bridge travel along the road to the right after covering three km the Pitakele Duwili Ella Falls is seen.

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  • Waterfalls

Petiyagala Ella Falls – පෙතියාගල ඇල්ල

amazinglanka9 years ago1 year ago01 mins

The Wegan Oya brook springs from the 1443m-high Petiyagala Mountain and creates the Petiyagala Ella (3m). The water flows on to the Kaluganga River via the We River.

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  • Waterfalls

Papol Ella Falls – පැපොල් ඇල්ල

amazinglanka9 years ago1 year ago01 mins

This 45m-high Papol Ella Fall is split into three segments and is situated in Atakalan Korale, adjacent to Makandura village in the Hingurugalkande area. It is fed by several brooks of the Giruwa Dola stream.

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Pankandura Ella Falls : Minee Ella
  • Waterfalls

Pankandura Ella Falls : Minee Ella (පන්කඳුර / මිනී ඇල්ල)

amazinglanka9 years ago3 months ago02 mins

Pankandura Ella ( Minee Ella ) fall is created by the Galpothawa River and is divided into three main segments. The lowest is 9m in height and cascades downwards over a series of steps in a spiral motion.

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Pandioya Ella Falls
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Pandioya Ella Falls – පාන්ඩිඔය ඇල්ල

amazinglanka9 years ago12 months ago03 mins

Height : 45 meters District : Ratnapura Pandioya Falls is 45m in height and enclosed by woodland. Its name derives from the ‘pandi’ (Garra ceylonensis) species of fish that are a formidable sight swimming upstream along the rocks, against the flow of water. The fall’s source is the Pandi River, which springs from the nearby…

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Dodam Gallena Ella Falls
  • Waterfalls

Meddekanda Ella Falls (මැද්දෙකන්ද ඇල්ල)

amazinglanka9 years ago5 months ago02 mins

At 18m high and 2m wide, the Meddekanda Ella Falls can be viewed from Meddekanda Bazaar. Caution is advised as bathing in its plunge pool is dangerous.

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  • Waterfalls

Kandu Ella Falls – කන්දු ඇල්ල

amazinglanka9 years ago1 year ago01 mins

This 30m Kandu Ella fall is situated in the Ratnapura District, about 5km away from Nedola.

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Kachchaputa Ella Falls I & II at Kiriella
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Kachchaputa Ella Falls I & II at Kiriella

amazinglanka9 years ago3 months ago01 mins

Kachchaputa Ella Falls I & II are two waterfalls lying on the Idangoda – Eheliyagoda Road close to the Kiriella Falls in the Hindurangala area. They are visible to the main main road and lies about 300 meters away from each other.

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Ilumbakanda Doowili Ella Falls – ඉලුඹකන්ද දූවිලි ඇල්ල

amazinglanka9 years ago1 year ago01 mins

There are two ways to the Ilumbakanda Doowili Ella Falls. One is via Ratnapura, Kalawana, and Pothupitiya come to Imbullkande Village. From here, trek 2km into the forest to see the fall.

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  • Nagollakanda Na Sevana Aranya Senasanaya Archaeological Site (නාගොල්ලකන්ද නා සෙවණ ආරණ්‍ය සේනාසනය පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
    Na Sevana Aranya Senasanaya forest monastery lies on a rocky area known as Nagollakanda in Manampitiya in Polonnaruwa District. To access this site, one must travel to Manampitiya from Polonnaruwa on the Batticaloa road. 2.3 km pass the turn off to Dimbulagala, there is a narrow gravel road which leads to the Nagollakanda forest monastery. […]
  • Welikanda Pansalgala Archaeological Site (වැලිකන්ද පන්සල්ගල පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
    Welikanda Pansalgala is a rocky area situated in Polonnaruwa District, deep inside Welikanda region. To access this site, one must travel to Welikanda from Polonnaruwa on the Batticaloa road. From Welikanda, a narrow road spanning 13 kilometers, passing through Maithreegama, leads to the destination inside the jungles of Welikanda. […]
  • Archaeological Ruins of Welikanda Kavudagala Aranya Senasanaya (වැලිකන්ද කවුඩාගල ආරණ්‍ය පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
    Kavudagala rocky area consist of a large ancient stupa, stone pillars of ancient buildings, steps, guardstones, moonstones which adorned the entrances of these ancient buildings, Sri Pathul Gal, a stone Chatra of the stupa, a natural rock pool, caves with dripleges and inscriptions on the donation of these caves to the Sangha. […]
  • Sungawila Pulayadipattiya Archaeological Ruins (සුංගාවිල පුලියාඩිපට්ටිය පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
    The site with archaeological monuments known as Pulayadipattiya allotted by Geographical data Nos. mentioned below in wildlife conservation zone of Somawathie in Sungawila Village in the Grama Niladhari Division No. 137 of Sungawila in Lankapura Divisional Secretary’s Division in Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province was declared as an archaeological is monument in 1st January 2023. […]
  • Sungawila Pulayadipattiya Ihala Archaeological Ruins (සුංගාවිල පුලියාඩිපට්ටිය ඉහළ පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
    The site with archaeological monuments known as Pulayadipattiya Ihala allotted by Geographical data Nos. mentioned below in wildlife conservation zone of Somawathie in Sungawila Village in the Grama Niladhari Division No. 137 of Sungawila in Lankapura Divisional Secretary’s Division in Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province was declared as an archaeological is monument in 1st January 2023. […]
  • Remains of the Keppetipola Wilson Fort
    Robert Brownrigg, the Governor during the Uva Wellassa Rebellion sent Major Douglas Wilson was dispatched with a sizable cavalry force. This fort at Keppetipola was built to accommodate this cavalry force of Major Wilson. […]
  • Ruins of the Ancient Fort on Hunnasgiriya Kanda Mountain in Medamahanuwara
    Medamahanuwara mountain is today known as Hunnasgiriya mountain. On the top of this hill are the remains of an ancient fort or palace. According to legend, this fort was built by King Senarath (1604 – 1635) who ruled Kandyan Kingdom. […]
  • Miniyampitiya Watta Archaeological Ruins in Kegalle
    While building the Central Expressway between Colombo and Kandy, a discovery was made of ruins of two ancient stupas which has never been reported before. The site lies in Rambukkana Miniyampitiya area in Kegalle District. […]
  • Badulla Wattekele Ambalama
    The ancient Wattekele Ambalama is located at Wattekele at Egodawela in Thennayaya village in the Grama Niladhari Division of Wattekele in Soranatota Divisional Secretary’s Division in Badulla District, Uva Province. […]
  • Theldeniya Karalliyadda Ambalama
    The Karalliyadda Ambalama is built on a stone foundation about one and a half feet high. A frame built with four large wooden logs are placed on top of 4 smaller stones on the foundation. These logs are also used as seats. The base is not filled inside so there is room for feet. […]
  • Pattiyawatta Ambalama in Kandy
    Pattiyawatta Ambalama, which is made of brick and mortar and the roof has been restored using semi cylindrical clay tile. The ambalama, is made in a rectangular shape and a small hall-like extension has been added to enter from the front. The roof is built as two parts for two sections. […]
  • Kothmale Hedunuwewa Ambalama
    Located in the area of ​​Hedunuwewa Grama Niladhari of Kotmale Divisional Secretariat Division, Hedunuwewa Ambalama is located at a distance of about one kilometer on the Wethalawa road running towards the east from the Hedunuwewa junction. […]
  • Aluthdivulwewa Purana Tampita Viharaya
    At Aluthdivulwewa Tampita Viharaya entrance, only one gatekeeper statues exists today. Regrettably, the other has been lost to time, leaving only one to stand guard. The exterior of the viharaya is painted in white. Stepping inside, one is greeted by the interior walls that bear the artistic imprints of the Kandy era, replicating the rich cultural heritage of the region. However, it is disheartening to note that the lack of proper maintenance has led to the gradual deterioration of many paintings, diminishing their original splendor. […]
  • Historical Naula Ambalama
    The Naula Ambalama is situated at the heart of the Naula town. Its origins can be traced back to the reign of King Devanampathissa, as per the legends. Historical records indicate that the establishment of Naula Sri Naga National School took place at this building during the British colonial era (1880s). […]
  • Ruins at Akithamurippu (Thekkama) Paththini Devalaya
    On the road from Medawachchiya to Mannar, about a kilometer before Madu Church Road, there is the road to a British Hanging Bridge over the Malwathu Oya. After traveling about a kilometer on this road, you will see an Amuna (anicut) across the Yodha Ela (Giant Canal) in a beautiful surrounding. […]
  • Uva Wellassa Rebellion of 1817/1818 and Monarawila Keppetipola Memorial
    Monarawila Keppetipola Memorial The Uva Wellassa Rebellion, also known as the Rebellion of 1817/18, is considered the first freedom fight in Sri Lanka after the British captured the Kingdom […]
  • Ruins at Yatidola Pahala Purana Rajamaha Viharaya
    There is a stone staircase with 100 steps leading from the temple grounds to reach this cave temple. The cave temple is built under a rock that protrudes from the mountain. The len viharaya (cave temple) is 43 feet 8 inches long. To the south of the temple building is a small stupa inside the cave. The len viharaya has both front and side entrances. […]
  • Matale Godapola Ambalama
    Godapola Ambalama stands on a square platform with half walls surrounding the building near a paddy field underneath a patch of large trees. Four octagonal pillars hold the roof of the Ambalama. These pillars are decorated with simple pillar heads (Pekada) with floral designs. […]
  • Makuletenna Ambalama (මකුලේතැන්න අම්බලම)
    The Ambalama at Makulethenna lies just 100 meters away from the Makulethenna Rajamaha Viharaya in Matale. To reach this building from Matale, take the Harrison Jones Road and travel 3.5 km along this narrow road. The ambalama lies near the road surrounded by lush paddy fields. […]
  • Rathmale Nelumwewa Ambalama (රත්මලේ නෙලුම්වැව අම්බලම)
    The Nelumwewa Ambalama, which is now destroyed, is situated along the Ratmale-Dikwella road. It is positioned 900 meters away from the Ratmale junction and approximately 4.5 kilometers from the town of Dikwella. Around 250 years in the past, local villagers collaborated to construct this Ambalama in proximity to a Mara tree. […]
  • Rajanganaya Kadigala Mahamangala Seya Ruins (රාජාංගණය කාඩිගල මහාමංගල සෑය නටබුන්)
    From the base of the Kadigala rock, there are about 400 stone cut steps to the top. At the top is a fairly large ancient stupa half destroyed by treasure hunters. Indications of some other buildings and dagobas at the base and along the way can be identified though they are completely destroyed beyond recognition. […]
  • Mystic Pansal Gala Statue of Mathugama (මතුගම අද්භූත පන්සල් ගල පිළිමය)
    A large reclining Buddha statue was discovered recently in Deegalla in a mystic cave filled with water on the Pansal Gala mountain in Kalutara District. Even today, reaching the cave requires holding onto ropes on steep cliffs. Why anyone would build a temple in a place near impossible to reach is a mystery. […]
  • Guralawela Ambalama and Uraketa Well (ගුරලවෙල අම්බලම සහ ඌරාකැට ලිඳ)
    he Ambalama at Guralawela is situated amidst a scenic paddy field. In close proximity, at a distance of 50 meters, there lies an ancient Uraketa well. These wells are characterized by a sturdy outer casing made from the trunk of a sizable tree such as Kumbuk, Milla, or Jackfruit. This casing serves the purpose of preventing sand from entering the well. […]
  • St. Catherine’s Seat at Haputale (හපුතලේ සා. කැතිරීන් අසුන)
    St. Catherine’s Seat, situated in the upper division of Nayabedda Tea Estate provides breathtaking views of Bandarawela, Diyatalawa and the surrounding mountains of the Uva Basin. Nayabedda tea estate is located in the Poonagala hills and has plenty of scenic views of the surrounding mountain range. […]
  • Ruins by the Andiyagala Reservoir (ආඬියාගල වැව බෞද්ධ නටබුණ්)
    A centuries-old stupa, concealed beneath a blanket of lush vegetation, appears as a mere hillock nestled in the rugged expanse adjacent to the scenic Andiyagala Reservoir. […]
  • Vijithapura Rajamaha Viharaya (විජිතපුර රජමහා විහාරය)
    Vijithapura Raja Maha Viharaya is believed to be built on the winning grounds of the last battle of King Dutugemunu against the Tamil Invader Elara. […]
  • Abayasinghepura Archaeological Site in Panama (පානම අභයසිංහපුර පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
    Along the northern border of Panama along the edges of the Panama lagoon in the area known as Abayasinghepura lies the sandy road which leads to the Panama fishing village and the lagoon mouth. Ruins of an ancient buddhist civilization on one of the rocky outcrops along the road with a drip ledge cave and other artifacts has been discovered […]
  • Abayagiri Monastery – The Main Refectory (අභයගිරි ප්‍රධාන දාන ශාලාව)
    Located close to the Uttara Mula this is considered the main refectory of the Abayagiri Monastery. This is a square building with 42.7m on one side. Four stages of construction from early as 1st century BC has been found during the excavation of the site. […]
  • Muhudu Maha Viharaya at Pottuvil (පොතුවිල් මුහුදු මහා විහාරය)
    It is said that Pottuvil Muhudu Maha Viharaya is the place where Queen Vihara Maha Devi and her entourage were washed ashore and not at Kirinda. […]
  • 3rd Mile Post Archaeological Site in Pottuvil (පොතුවිල් වික්ටර් වතුයාය තුනේ කනුව පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
    These ruins of an ancient stupa belonging to a long forgotten monastery of ancient Sri Lanka lies next to the road from Siyambalanduwa to Pottuvil has been recently restored by the department of archaeology. Other ruins of the monastery is probably hidden in the surrounding jungles. […]
  • 15th Century Ammaduwa Devalaya with a Mystic Golden Arrow (අම්මඩුව දේවාලය)
    Turning north from Godakawela town on the Pelmadulla - Pallebedda road and traveling 7 km along this road, Ammaduwa Devalaya is found on a small hillock to the left. This devalaya has been established in 1452, during the reign of king Parakramabahu VI of Kotte kingdom. […]
  • Ruins of 19th Post in Polonnaruwa (19 කණුව පුරාවිද්‍යා ස්ථානය)
    The ruins identified as the "19th post ruins" on a regular archaeological board lies between Polonnaruwa and Kaduruwela, about 1.7 km from the Polonnaruwa clock tower. […]
  • HCP Bell’s 1917 Report on the Lost “Gal Aliya” or “Rock Elephant” at Anakallu, Thamankaduwa
    The dark-grey granite “Gal Aliya " at Katupilana, is in reality a full-sized elephant sculptured from bed rock, which here fringes the left bank of the Mahaveli-ganga river. The pseudo-beast, fronting and in exceptional relief, owing to the perfectly adapted situation and surroundings, its size and its attitude—half submerged with head slightly turned up-stream as though reconoitering before wading or swimming across the river—looks, from a short distance, very much in the flesh and very much alive. […]
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Nagollakanda Na Sevana Aranya Senasanaya Archaeological Site (නාගොල්ලකන්ද නා සෙවණ ආරණ්‍ය සේනාසනය පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)

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Welikanda Pansalgala Archaeological Site (වැලිකන්ද පන්සල්ගල පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)

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Archaeological Ruins of Welikanda Kavudagala Aranya Senasanaya (වැලිකන්ද කවුඩාගල ආරණ්‍ය පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)

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Sungawila Pulayadipattiya Ihala Archaeological Ruins (සුංගාවිල පුලියාඩිපට්ටිය ඉහළ පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)

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Sungawila Pulayadipattiya Archaeological Ruins (සුංගාවිල පුලියාඩිපට්ටිය පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)

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Anamaduwa Halambe Tampita Rajamaha Viharaya

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Kehelpannala Sri Pabbatharama Purana Tampita Viharaya

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Remains of the Keppetipola Wilson Fort

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