Pilgrimage to Sri Pada Pilgrimage to Sri Pada Samanalakanda, rising to 2243m or 7362’ is in the Ratnapura District of the Sabaragamuva Province. Perhaps, there’s no other mountain within the world, as famous as Sripada, then extensively mentioned , down the ages, in various literatures, as Adam’s Peak. Traditional belief among Sinhala Bud...
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Lion’s Mouth is an overhanging rock that is found along a bend in the railway between Balana and Kadugannawa, that earned its unique name due to its resemblance to the face of lion. As the train takes the bend under the Lion’s Mouth, a steep dr...
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කොත්මලේ ජලාශයෙන් මතු වෙන කඩදොර විහාරය. Kadadora Viharaya also known as Kadadora Sri Priyabimbaramaya Viharaya, was a Buddhist temple, situated in Kadadora, Kotmale. The temple was abandoned and ruined as the construction of Kotmale Dam in 1979 by Mahaweli Development programme. it is s...
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Haritha Kanda is in central province. Its a rocky mountain between Agarapathana and Bopaththalawa plains.its standing tall at about 1800m. Surrounding here is much similar to the Horton plains area since most of here is covered by montage grassland. Its a best hiking I ever had coz that was an amazing footslog for nature lovers....
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Katchatheevu Island is now Sri Lankan naval base, and no civilians are allowed there, except for 2 days and 1 night, allowing pilgrims and travelers for the island church’s annual St. Antony’s festival. The St. Anthony’s sacred Church, on Kachchativu Island which locates in close proximity to Indo-Sri Lanka Maritime Boundary Line and owne...
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One of the many reasons as to why people visit Sri Lanka is because of its very diverse wildlife. A lot of people, even the locals come to nature reserves and forests to get a glimpse of rare creatures for maybe once in their whole lifetime and also Sri Lanka is one of the finest...
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Heritance Kandalama, Dambulla located in a serene area of the mountainside overlooking the Kandalama Lake and the Sigiriya Rock Fortress, provides guests an ambience of luxury and sophistication. Heritance Kandalama, Dambulla set amidst the all green tropical landscape and providing a host of luxurious facilities, guests always prefer to wander bac...
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The Knuckles mountain range extends up to Matale – the Hunnasgiriya is located at one end, 1765m above sea level. This area is subject to every climatic condition of the island. A group of five streams flow from here and meet to form the Mahaoya Reservoir, which leads on to Hunas Falls (48m high and...
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Little Everest in Sri Lanka, Yahangala Yahangala is the place where the great king Ravana is sleeping until he wakes up again. The god “Galē Bandāra” is also believed to be protecting this place. This is a place travelers have to come with good intention, because there were enough incidents that the environment or some...
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Kandalama Irrigation Reservoir Amongst the craggy regions of the Central province of Sri Lanka is a placid and beautiful man-made lake, which is actually the Kandalama Reservoir. Created by kings of long gone times in order to provide water for farming irrigation; the the Kandelle or Candelay reservoir, as it was also known, is located...
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