Nuwara Gala
- Beauty in Veddah Country -
Sunday Observer photographer, Thilak Perera takes a rare excursion to ancient Nuwara Gala through a picturesque Polle Badda, a veddah village in the Ampara District.
Nuwara Gala, once the kingdom of Saddatissa, brother of King Dutugemunu, still boasts of ruins of an old castle and a rock pool built on top of the mountain. It is believed that Saddhatissa who was hiding from his brother lived in Nuwara Gala until the death of King Dutugemunu.
A veddha community, originally from Dambana, reside in Polle Badda a hamlet in the Ampara district. Farming being their main income, the community is headed by vannila aththo 'Goba' who still continues to practise their rare rituals and customs.
Thilak captured these breathtaking landscapes and sceneries during his unqiue journey.
- Chamitha
Sunday Observer, 30 April 2006
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