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Lakshapana Falls

This very popular 129m fall is thought to derive its name from the presence of iron ore (laksha) in the rocks over which the water flows.

The fall was said to house a labyrinth of tunnels, one of which still exists.

The Lakshapana Reservoir, where the fall is found, is used by power stations at New Lakshapana, Canyon and Polpitye Samanala resulting in a certain amount of water depletion. A number of villages including Lakshapana, Pathana, Kiriwaneliya, Muruthatenna, Kottalena, Hunugala and Belumgala surround the fall.

The fall is 660m above sea level in the Nuwara Eliya Ambagamuwa Korale at the Ginigathhena Divisional Secretariat. The most convenient route is the Hatton - Maskeliya road. Take this road for 18km from Hatton, where a footpath leads down past the Pathana village to the fall. Alternatively, take the Lakshapana road from the Kaluganga River junction for 14km to the Lakshapana Temple. The fall is just 2.5km from here.

The closest town is Ginigathhena, and the hotels of Dick Oya are 50km away.

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Source : www.srilankanwaterfalls.org

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Reflection of the fall on the pool below		Reflection of the fall on the pool below
Top of the Lackshapana Falls	Top of the Lackshapana Falls	Bathing at the of the Lackshapana Falls - NOT recomended and very dangerous
	Bathing at the of the Lackshapana Falls - NOT recomended and very dangerous

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Updated December 1, 2008