Thursday, July 12, 2012
Batatotalena Cave
atatotalena Cave
The
Batatotalena Cave
The Batatotalena Cave (also spelled Batadombalena), also known as the Diva Guhava in Buddhist literature, is a cave system in Sudagala, 5 km (3 mi) away from the town of Kuruwita, in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka.
The cave measures approximately 15 m (49 ft) high, 18 m (59 ft) wide, and 25 m (82 ft) in length, totalling the internal cave area to 6,800 m3 (240,000 cu ft). Accessing the cave involves a 400 m (1,300 ft) hike from Sudagala, and an additional 50 m (160 ft) climb to reach the cave entrance. Approximately 30 m (98 ft) from the cave is anther partially submerged cave, which is accessible after a 20 m (66 ft) swim.[1][2]
In Buddhism, it is believed to be the cave in which the Lord Buddha spent the day after placing his footprint on Adam's Peak, from where he supposedly proceeded to Dighavapi.[1]
The archaeological site contains evidence of habitation from 8,000 BCE, and is one of the sites which may prove the "Out of Africa" hypothesis[3], according to Professor Paul Mellars, a Cambridge University archaeologist. The evidence he found of Balangoda Man in in the cave were some stone tools that may have been arrow- or spearheads, and carefully shaped and perforated beads made from fragments of ostrich eggshell. A further piece of ostrich eggshell, incised with a distinctive criss-cross motif, has also been found.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Deep Southern of Sri lanka
Its a bit harsh environment though, but its a place you would like to pass by, see the beauty of cruelness of nature,Hambanthota & Monaragala districts where deep down south of Sri lanka spread around.
Deep down south of Sri lanka mostly boarder-ring Walavey river and Manik river, mostly these part of the country is under develop and have lot of wilderness. Lot of tourist are visiting these part of the country to see, Yala National park, and Kirinda Beach.
And there is a Devalaya for God Kataragama and Kirivehera dagoba where lot of local & International people are dying to visit.
There are lot of ancient ruins scattered around these areas, mostly covered by thick jungles, and there are lot of Temples built in more than 1500 years ago, most of the Temples are embedded with Lord Buddha's Dathu's Manik viharaya, Tissa Viharaya, Yatala Vehera is some of the dagoba you would able to see by visiting here.
there are many rivers to, and Big lakes (tanks) where most of the tourist would go for a bath or for just for a swim
Deep down south of Sri lanka mostly boarder-ring Walavey river and Manik river, mostly these part of the country is under develop and have lot of wilderness. Lot of tourist are visiting these part of the country to see, Yala National park, and Kirinda Beach.
And there is a Devalaya for God Kataragama and Kirivehera dagoba where lot of local & International people are dying to visit.
There are lot of ancient ruins scattered around these areas, mostly covered by thick jungles, and there are lot of Temples built in more than 1500 years ago, most of the Temples are embedded with Lord Buddha's Dathu's Manik viharaya, Tissa Viharaya, Yatala Vehera is some of the dagoba you would able to see by visiting here.
there are many rivers to, and Big lakes (tanks) where most of the tourist would go for a bath or for just for a swim
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| Tissa Vehera (Tissa dagoba) |
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| Road to Tissa town to Kataragama, left is Tissa (wewa) Tank |
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| Kirinda Temple |
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| Kirinda beach (very unpredictable shore) |
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