Mapanana Ella (Falls)
Photographer:U. Asitha Indika Weerawardhana |
| Height : |
114 metres |
| District : |
Ratnapura District |
Situated amongst medicinal herbs, the 114m fall consists of three sections and is served by the Ella Oya (river). During the rainy season the simultaneous flows can be heard from up to 6km away. According to legend, the fall is named after a local noble man who used to bathe here. When drought sets in, local villages hold ceremonies in the middle of the dry fall and hang lighted lanterns and palm leaves from its upper reaches, asking the Saman god to provide rain.
The Mapanana Falls is located in the Siripadda Mountain (1868m), 22km from Ratnapura, at a point known as Kondagala. Take the road from Ratnapura via Gillmale for 8km to Asoka Karniya. It is another 20km along the bank of the Kaluganga River to a road that leads up to the colonies, where the fall can be found.
Source : www.srilankanwaterfalls.org
Author & Publisher : Dharman Wickremaratne / Editorial Team
Updated
November 12, 2007
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