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Ammaduwa, Ammaduwa Devalaya, Dambarella, Ehelepola Walawwa, Embilipitiya, Etha Athuru Sevana, Maduwanwela Walauwa, Malwessa Vehera, Paleobiodiversity museum park Rathnapura, Panamure Kraal, Ramba vehera, Saman Devalaya, Sankapala temple, Tomb of Pussadeva, Udawalawe, Three Days, December, Wet Zone, Mountains, History, 2016, Archaeology, Photograhy

Author: sanjeewa (52 Trips)

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We received a request from rural village in Angunukolapelessa area. They request books for their village library. We started collecting books from friends & relatives from last September. We collected nearly 1,500 books for them. We planned to donate these books before end of this year. So we started our journey on 24th December at 6.00 a.m. Around 8.00 a.m we reached to Ratnapura town. First we went to see “Ratnapura Museum & Ehelepola Walawwa. Lots of things to see there & they maintain it in good condition. We spent nearly 2 hours there & next our destination was “Sankapala Viharaya”. This was rock temple & very beautiful place. Next we went to Udawalawa “Eth Athuru Sewana” to see little elephants. We able to join little jumbo’s milk feeding session at 3.00 p.m. Around 4.00 p.m we left from there & our next destination was Dambarella village. Around 5.30 p.m we reached to Damberella village. They warmly welcome us. After having cup of tea we went to see village. They arranged a village house for our accommodation.

Next day morning we went to their library & donate the books we brought.

From every village persons contribution they constructed the library hall. They form a foundation for manage this library. This foundation helping poor village A/L students also. The idea was sending much students from their village. More than 200 members in the library. From school children to grand fathers & grand mothers were in this library members. They love to reading & now a day very rare to see this habit.

Sathyapala Wannigama one of famous lawyer born & lived in this village. He murder in 88 – 89 period. He served to this village in many ways & still they mentioned it.This villagers highly respected to this person & they used his name for their library for commemorate him. Until now his close relative lead the village public works. One partly disabled lady look after the library work in proper & good manner.

After donating books we left from the village around 10.30 a.m. We went to see Maduwanwala Walawwa , Maduwanwala Mudalindaramaya & Panamure Eth Gala. After visiting above places we came to Embilipitiya town around 4.30 p.m. First we searched place to stay. Again we used remaining time to  see Ramba Viharaya. After visiting all above places we finished our day 2.

Next day morning we left from Embilipitiya & first we visit to “Pussadeva Tomb”. After that we came to Godakawela town. From there we went to see “Ammaduwa Katharagama Devalaya”. Half way we went & road condition terrible. Again we came back to Godakawela town & took the three wheel to go there. It situated in nice location. After that we went to see “Malwessa Vehera”. Our next destination was “Ratnapura Saman Devalay”. We left from there around 4.00 p.m & reached to home in the evening. We completed another big project with lots of happy memories.

Thanks for reading

Sanjeewa

Beautiful Budha Statue near Ratnapura

Museum Name Board

“Ehelepola Walawwa” – click to enlarge

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Walawwa’s Front side now became backside

Walawwa’s Garden

Inside the Museum

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.	“Pallakkiya”

Nilame’s Pancha Leella

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“Pe Thatiya”

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Animals lived in Ratnapura long time ago

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“Gawara”

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Len Viharaya

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.	Newly built Kuti

Udawalawa “Eth Athuru Sewana”

Having their milk

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Library

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The books we gave

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Sathyapala Wannigama’s House

Wewa in Damberella Village

Evening views of wewa

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maduwan wala

2nd Entrance

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Photo of “Maduwanwala Disawe”

Disawe’s Bed

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Inside the Walawwa

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80,000 Acres & 121 Rooms House owner “Mudalindaramaya” – Maduwanwela Now resting in this small tomb

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“Tempita Viharaya”

Inside the Viharaya

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.	Entrance to “Panamure Eth Gala”

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Name Board of “Ramba Viharaya”

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Stupaya

Another little Stupaya inside the Large Stupaya

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Ruins of the buildings

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.	Name Board of “Pussadeva” Tomb

little sthupa

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Ammaduwa Katharagama Devalaya Godakawela>Makadura Road

Front view

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.	“Malwessa Vehera” Name Board Godakawela > Horewela Road

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Ancient Bodhiya

some ruins

“Saman Dewalaya”

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Inside the Dewalaya

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ruins

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