Beauty of Sri lanka

Uber truly picturesque landscape in Sri Lanka land blessed by Nature Uber is region with varied natural formations which are pleasing to the eye this is the nominal range part of the central massive of the island which is greatly valued by its biodiversity Uber is great natural Basin rimmed by mountain ranges such as these these ranges rise from one thousand to one thousand five hundred meters above sea level and influence warm climatic patterns unique to Uber many streams Cascade down these mountain ranges in breathtaking waterfalls contributing to the beauty of the landscape Falls the tallest in the whole country is one such that tumbles down from stream near kalupan to enjoy these fascinating scenes you need to come away from Colombo and approach over through koslander afterward travel through Ellen foreign and finally to the southern coast in 1815 Sri Lanka became part of the British Empire Central Highlands especially Uber was planted in teeth after the collapse of the coffee plantations tea was the primary economic Enterprise of the British crossover foreign tea is the foremost economic Enterprise of the island century or so ago when they were preparing the land 40 surveys were conducted from here this Plantation belonged to Thomas Lipton his Fame was such that some refer to Salon as lipton's Tea Garden it is from here that Lipton surveyed his Plantation and therefore it is called lipton's seat even now one can reach this place by the bandaravala punagulla road enjoy the view the Planters set up gazebos and this is one such Catherine's seat you can see not just across the plantations but right across the Uber basin and observe many different Landscapes and Vistas the British called This Land the downs since they were reminded of the Downs in England at Sunset spectacular Kaleidoscope unravels before one's eyes at dawn line of oxcars familiar side in Uber even with modern vehicular transport Ox carts are still used along the winding steep Mountain Roads the carts travel on daily to battle there though primitive the car has some Modern features like hand brakes and lamps the cost of fill is the cost of animal feed these carts are reminiscent of an ancient mode of transport with the opening up of the plantations the British built railroads the railway to badulu was completed in 1920. it runs 291 kilometers through 48 tunnels across streams gorges and ravines this is one of the most picturesque railroads in the world some of the bridges built by the British are fine examples of the engineering skills of the early 20th century there is one and such the nine Arch Bridge thank you traveling by road to over the first Township on its threshold is better though the principal town is from here along the road to tangamale is the addition Bungalow which attracts visitors from here and overseas built of stone masonry this is typical of British architecture of an earlier period it was completed in 1931 by the Englishman Thomas civilians the interior of this Mansion reveals level of luxury as pursued by British Colonials foreign thank you today it is monastery of the Benedictine monks in fact all visitors need to be aware of foreign historic site dedicated to skanda God this was built during the Candian period the wood carvings here are unique thank you in this fascinating land another cause for wonderment is encountered when one arrives at damana which is in mayangra where live the descendants of the early indigenous tribes they still continue some of the religious rituals of their ancestors many Studies have been undertaken by local and foreign anthropologists on these indigenous people or Reservoir also called The Sea of bintan was constructed by placing dam across the devanna stream which is tributary of the mahabali what is special about the reservoir is Stone sleus Gate it is made of slab of granite 18 feet tall and 10 feet wide foreign mountain ranges and reservoirs spread across over and now on our way along the local irrigation scheme this is one of the more recent development projects from the waters stored here vast extent of paddylands in the monologue District are irrigated this torrent of water of the Battle River tumbles down massive cliff the water spray spreads like fine Mist hence the name in the Falls is five kilometers off the bubble lamayangana Road this silvery stream sustains many Paddy lands these terrorist patties are typical of the Hill Country geometric pattern created is exceedingly pleasing to the eye the Patty has matured and harvesting is about to begin the green has turned to Golden Brown the farmers are in the field with the dawn this is also great time for the birds in some Fields the Harvest has already been gathered the Patty is ready to be trashed Farmers traditionally offer part of the first fruit of the Harvest to Guardian deities on the main road to badula is this bridge across the halei island jungle LaRue this practice is from times immemorial and linked to the community with the temple this Bogota Bridge has existed from the days of sinhala Kings providing access to the temple covered bridge on the halei island Jungle Road on the main highway from padulla is said to have been built by King balakumba who reigned in the first century before the Common Era another theory has it that this bridge was built during the reign of the canyon King k3c rajasika to link The Village to the temple built by welcome perhaps the original may have been renovated by Radisson whatever this is unique construction entirely made of wood without using single metal nail this unique construction needs to be preserved considering its historical archaeological and Architectural value there has always been deep strong organic bond between the community and the temple ever since the Advent of Buddhism the Kings built temples in nearly every village for the spiritual nourishment of the people in kilometers originally this was not monastery this is said to have been sanctuary of King malagamba it is he who is said to have built this Temple and commissioned its wall paintings the interior of the temple has an image of the recumbent Buddha the roof of the temple is massive Rock slab the paintings on the underside may still be seen with time the wall paintings have begun to fade but some line drawings can still be seen this is painting of religious procession in over the home of dancers and musicians scenes like these depicted here may have been part of the life of the community artistic Excellence among Uber performers can even be seen today whenever rituals unique to Uber are conducted thank you foreign shows the practices associated with deities who have been venerated in Uber from ancient times there are some fine wood carving to Bear close Affinity with the kandian tradition these also provide eloquent testimony to the skill of uber Craftsmen of your foreign games are associated with deity or tugging at the horn is popular game or ritual associated with the puppini cult two horns locked together are pulled apart by opposing teams to one horn breaks Highway was built by King valagama before the Common Era close to the temple is stone image of the Buddha what it lacks in refinement is compensated for in way by its massive proportions this is rock Temple and within its confines are murals and images of the fraternity of 28 Buddhas thank you foreign everywhere and over are alluring Saints there are many places to rest along the main highways and in major towns these tourist rests are open both to the locals and foreign visitors thank you find hotel facilities catering to visitors from overseas are at bandaravala though originally meant for foreign visitors they are now open to local tourists too foreign centrally located and from here there are major highways to Candy in the central province in the Deep South or the norelia in the highlands is also the focal town for those traveling across country the town at an elevation of 1230 meters is renowned for its mild and salubrious climate those in the hospitality trade are warm and friendly Sri Lankans generally have been reputed for their friendliness and warmth Horton Plains is Most Fascinating spot this missed covered plane is 2134 meters above sea level this is view on the way to Horton Lanes from the Ohio railway station you might mistake this for footpath but it's really motorcycle racing track used by early British planters that spot in the distance is back on the way to Horton Plains it's around five in the evening the time that animals emerge from cover especially the samba right on time herd of Summer one can observe them at close hand if one remains very still foreign visitors are forbidden to roam outside in the night for the night is met only for the animals Before Sunrise in hot and plains the samba Trek back singly and in pairs it is now time for the visitors to explore nature and floor unique to hot and planes this forest or wood is fine resource for researchers at 7 000 feet above sea level potent range has unique vegetation the main canopy of the Montan Forest is fairly gnarled looking tree with its leathery leaves and sprays of blood red blossoms the Roto environments all right yet another pretty flower is the magenta binary just one Marsh in the Horton Plains has species of Bob Moss known as pagnam the only place in the world this is known to exist foreign planes are many very rare specimens of plants most of these are indigenous varieties while some are only found in South Asia fauna and Flora have harmonious existence here cotton Plains is marvelous and unique bio-environment and wonderful ecosystem foreign Plains many Springs around here in the streams only fish that are adapted to the climate can survive rainbow trout found in these streams were introduced by the British for recreational fishing the icicoed value lawyer begins somewhere on the slopes of the total amount and few miles below runs over the broad and beautiful Baker's falls on her Southward Journey Across The Plains foreign are three interesting lizards one is the nose-horned lizard and the other is similar both are Masters in the art of camouflage the third of the trio is beautiful jade green fellow with striking blackhead we are now on our way to World's End most tourists see only World's End most try to look down 2 900 feet below but there is more to Horton planes than just World's End you must have realized by now take away whatever you yourself have brought into hot and pains but never anything that belongs here take photographs but leave only your footprints we have reached bandaravala through valimada traveling down one of the most beautiful highways between the 19th and 20th kilometer markers on the Earl of elavi road is Raven Island pretty waterfall with 10 meter drop in the Epic ramayana mention is made of this place this is said to have been fortified place in earliest times the eldest House of days gone by is now refurbished as comfortable Motel from the front garden of the motel is view stretching far across the southern coastal plain the wonderful spectacle of the Elder Gap invites visitors to spend lot of time in savoring The Wonder of it all the element Highway takes you right across to the South Coast Sri Lanka was famous for its earthenware from long ago booking is still done in dunedin's households in earthenware pots food cooked in other way is tastier than when cooked in metal utensils kumbar is one Village on this road which is quite well known for its pottery The Craft and the techniques are handed from father to son The Potter's Wheel is simple mechanism as simple as the lives of these people thank you from gumbagama we reached the historical run Danielle in 1630 the Portuguese Army led by their Commander Constantine Desa was annihilated by the singhala Army led by the youthful son of the king of candy this battle was decisive one which hastened the departure of the Portuguese beneath the ripening corn is soil enriched with the Flesh and Blood of the heroic forefathers at maliga Villa is this sculptured masterpiece 35 feet high this statue is carved out of limestone in the 7th Century of the Common Era during King dakula's reign tonight 300 meters away from here is bodhisattva image another wonderful piece of art the erect figure is on pedestal one and half meters high with diameter of 5 meters the stone pedestal is in the shape of Lotus known as the dambecular statue this is the largest example of statue of Mahayana bodhisattva foreign in the early morning we see the Galloway Reservoir known as The Saint annayaka samudra this is also wildlife sanctuary the different species of birds arrive very early in the morning they're only not just the birds but elephant elephant May sometimes be observed moving from one islet to another across the lake in the distance you see Westminster Abbey monolith rising from the plains this Wild Sanctuary is Haven for the birds as there are only few motorboats to disturb them if you intend to visit this Wildlife Sanctuary the circuit Bungalow at ekgal Arrow is open apart from this there are two campsitesapola Jerome within the sanctuary you may be able to see 32 species of mammals Reservoir some years ago this was the haunt of wild elephants but with the conflict between man and Beast the elephants have been driven away from their habitat now only the birds are left is resting place for migratory Birds who come over from colder climbs to avoid the winter hardly an elephant is to be seen now they have had to leave their habitat probably with embittered hearts unlike the native population visitors might well feel the absence of the elephants more acutely as if to relieve the boredom few elephants Trek occasionally in close proximity to handapanagala is the historic Buddha where there is the famous bodhisattva statue thought to be of the 6th century the statue reflects pile of influence and this is considered one of the finest bodhisattva images anywhere in the world the image to the left of the Buddha image is said to be the representation of bodhisattva maitriya future Buddha some take it to represent bodhisattva vajrapani to the right of the Buddha image is the statue of Tara the consort of even today in Uber artists still display great refinement in their work one such artist lives his Creations are displayed at the Heen narangula temple in borolanda thank you foreign there are also wood covers as dexterous as their forefathers who hundreds of years before them inhabited the same locality these masks once specialty of the Southern Craftsmen are now being turned out by the Craftsman of uber thank you foreign this Cascades down the face of cave the doves whose Abode is the cave has given the name to this waterfall thank you foreign is another holy place in this island this is shrine devoted to God's Ganda or katargana skanda is venerated by the Buddhists and Hindus and this is another example of those places where the unity of people of Sri Lanka is Affirmed okay here at kataragama many rituals are practiced these known as serve the deity religious observances are performed at appointed times devotees make offerings in the hope of seeking favors of the deity in close proximity to the shrine is kirivera where the Buddha is reported to have sojourned briefly on one of his visits there is is Pleasant with beautiful environment and an invigorating climate Uber also promotes sense of peace and tranquility we invite you to visit this Haven leaving aside the cares of the world indeed we would feel privileged to entertain you even on brief visit