Madu River

Maduru Ganga is a river with a very important ecosystem in Sri Lanka and it is located in Balapitiya and Karandeniya in the Galle District. The major water supply routes in the aquatic ecosystems are Boralessa Ela, Heen Ela, and Magala Ela. Although the Maduru Ganga, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful mangrove areas in Sri Lanka, has been identified as a natural design consisting of 64 islands, today it is not possible to view sixty-four islands. This is believed to have led to a decline in the number of coastal belts, due to the rising water levels by land, sinking of the small islands, and erosion of the soil and the melting of small islands.

It is believed that there are many small islands in the Madu Ganga. Among the 16 of these islands, the largest islands are 39 hectares, and the island is called Madu. It is believed that the name Madhu Ganga came to the place also due to Madu. Ancient literature has been introduced to the Madu River at Welithota or Welithara. This area of the Gira Sandeshaya, Prayer Sandeshaya, Mayura Sandeshaya and Sidath Sagarawa is called Welithota.

Biodiversity in the Maduru River

For a mangrove ecosystem, the Maduru Ganga is a good example. We can see the mangroves such as Beriya, Rathumilla, Kirala, and Flower Blooms. There is no endemic Rathumilla in Sri Lanka but only can see in the Madu Ganga. It can be seen in the area such as Na, Bovitiya, Waldel, Edi, Cinnamon, and Olu, Nelum, and Kekatiya.

Today, around 18 mammal species live in the Madu Ganga. Among the mammals are Purple-faced langur, Bats, Otters, Jackals, Fishing Cats, Porcupine. Reptiles and amphibians are also seen. It has been revealed that 28 species of reptiles and 13 amphibians are studied in the study of the World Conservation Union. It is also found that 60 species of butterflies, a variety of aquatic scales and about 50 brood and freshwater fish are also found. The Maduru Ganga Ecosystem is also known as the Malu Paradise. Today, About 100 species of bird species can be found in the Madu Ganga.

Madu Ganga is a popular place among local and foreign tourists. Boat trip facilities are available for the tourists. Another thing is fish therapy. It is also a special thing in the Madu Gaga. Spending time by day in the aesthetics of nature I do not know how to describe it. It's quite a folk experience.

Peacock Dance

Peacock Dance (මොණර නැටුම)

Beauty Of Sri Lanka

Muthiyangana Rajamaha Viharaya

Muthiyangana Rajamaha Viharaya

Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya arranged amidst the bustling city of Badulla in the Uva area. The History of this sanctuary returns to the season of nineteenth – eighteenth century BC. The legends trusted an amid this time the relentless lord called Ravana was administering the nation with Badulla as the capital. It is additionally trusted that the War of Rama and Ravana in the Indian Epic likewise occurred around there. There are numerous spots and names which distinguishes this area, (for example, Seetha Eliya, Seetha Kotuwa, Ravana Ella) as the area portrayed in this Indian epic. It is said that the Ravana at last, lost the war and victor Vibishana took the capital to Kelaniya and the Uva slowly became mixed up in history until the fifth century BC.

Buddhists trust that this area has been visited by Gautama Buddha, and Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya is concerned as one of the Solosmasthana, the 16 sacred places in Sri Lanka. On the eighth year after attaining the Nirwanaya (Enlightenment), the Lord Buddha’s 3^rd visit to Kelaniya on the invitation by a king of Naga (normally called Maniakkitha). In this visit, a chieftain named Indika welcomed Lord Buddha to visit his place in Badulla. Toward the finish of sermons made by Lord Buddha there, Indika had needed something to worship in memory of Lord Buddha's visit. The Lord Buddha is said to have given him a few of His hairs and a few drops of sweat that turned into pearls (mukthaka). Indika had enshrined this sacrosanct hair and pearls in a stupa. This is the beginning of the Muthiyangana Stupa. This stupa and the temple has been expanded, reconstructed and renovated by many kings during the next 2500 years.

The entrance to the temple is a beautiful ‘Thorana’. This a unique design with six levels. The first level includes the main entrance and above it on the second level is a typical Makara (dragon) Head. On the sides of the head are two guard figures and at the corners are two lion figures. On the third level there are two ‘Vamana’ figures and at the edge two animals probably lions. These figures are not as clear as the lion figures on the second level. In the center of the 3rd level is a high stand which goes right up to the 4th level and on top of it there is a seating Buddha statue on the fifth level. On the 4th level, there are two bulls on the side. The special feature of these bulls is that they are decorated and they have large humps. Such bulls are a feature of Hinduism and this feature indicates some influence of Hinduism in the making of this structure. 5th level is dedicated to the Buddha statue. On the sixth level is 2 peacocks which complete the outline of the structure.

As you enter the temple is the main image house. The entrance is a colorful ‘Makara Thorana’. And, can see the statue of Maithee Bodhisattva. Passing the image house come to the holiest structure of the temple, the stupa which enshrines the hair and the mukthaka dathu of Buddha. The initial stupa built by the Deity Indika in the 5th century BC has been enlarged by the King Devanmpiyathissa (250-210 BC) of Anuradhapura Era.

Trip to Badulla.....

බදුල්ලට යන ගමනේ.....

දුන්හිඳ දිය ඇල්ල ( Dunhida Falls )

දුන්හිඳ දිය ඇල්ල ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ඇති අලංකාරම දිය ඇලි වලින් එකකි. එය පිහිට ඇත්තේ බදුල්ල නගරයට කි.මි. 5 ක් පමණ දුරිනි. එහි උස අඩි 210 ක් වේ. එනම් මීටර් 64 කි. මෙම දර්ශනීය දිය ඇල්ල නිර්මාණය වනුයේ බදුලු නගරය හරහා ගලා බසින බදුලු ඔයෙනි. තේ වතු අතරින් ගලාබසින බදුලු ඔය මනස්කාන්ත දර්ශනයකි. දිය ඇල්ලට ළගා වීමට කි.මි. 1ක් පමණ ගමන් කිරීමට සිදුවන අතර අතරමග හමුවන කුඩා දිය ඇල්ලක්ද වේ.එය " කුඩා දුන්හිඳ " ලෙස හදුන්වයි. දෙස් විදෙස් සංචාරකයින්ගේ ආකර්ෂණයට යොමු වූ දුන්හිඳ ඇල්ල ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සුන්දරත්වය තවත් වැඩි කරනවා නොවේද?

Dunhinda Falls is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Sri Lanka. It is located about 5 kilometers from Badulla. Its height is 210 feet. That's 64 meters. This beautiful waterfall is created by the river called Badulu Oya which goes through the city of Badulla. A spectacular view of the beautiful Badulla Oya flowing through the tea estates. It is about 1 km away, and there is a small waterfall, which is called the "Kuda Dunhida". Capture the attraction of both local and foreign tourists, does not it add to the beauty of Sri Lanka?

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