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Year and Month | August, 2013 (10th) |
Number of Days | Half Day Trip (Part of four days trip) |
Crew | 02-Myself and Wuminda |
Accommodation | Seelan restaurant Rikillagaskada T.P.081365248 |
Transport | Public transport |
Activities | Visiting at a limestone cave |
Weather | Excellent |
Route | Colombo -> Kandy -> Rikillagaskada -> Poramadulla -> Ekiriya |
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Author | Niroshan |
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A cave is a natural opening or cavity within the earth, generally extending from the earth’s surface to beyond the zone of light. Limestone caves are made by dissolving of limestone with naturally occurring acids such as Sulphuric and Carbonic ect. Limestone caves are the commonest type of underground caves.
Ekiriya (ඇකිරිය) is a village situated in Nuweraeliya district close to Rikillagaskada(රිකිල්ලගස්කඩ) town. Most of the villagers are farmers and this village is full of paddy fields and vegetable plots. The important thing is the subterranean lime stone cave situated in this village.
One beautiful morning Wuminda and we stepped towards Ekiriya village to visit at this cave. We got the bus from Rikillagaskada towards Pallebowala(පල්ලෙබෝවල) and got down at Rotupihilla (රොටුපිහිල්ල) junction. We were seeking someone to guide us and Chandare mama (චන්දරේ මාමා) voluntarily came.
First we went to his place and changed our clothes and kept our bags there.
Ekiriya is not a single cave; it is a collection of caves. Some caves are branched. In contrast Wavulpane limestone cave, Ekiriya has less number of bat droppings. I rarely saw bats in Ekiriya cave. As it is not a single cave, we visited at number of caves. Although it has different entry points none of them have exits.
Chandare mama showed us different cave entrances as much as possible.
We spent about two and half hours with the limestone cave in Ekiriya. I would like to add some landscaping I captured at beautiful Ekiriya village.
Thanks for reading.