Day 2 of the Four-day visit to Nuwara-eliya, Welimada & Ragala areas.
Visited the Sthree-pura Caves & the Manawela Water-fall. Queen
Seetha-devi is said to be have been kept hidden in this area. (by King
RAWANA, in appx. 2500 A.D., as according to the Legendary Indian Epic
Ramayana). Queen Seetha is said to have gone to the Manawela falls to bathe, (which is a few kilo-meters away from Sthree-pura), through a cave-way. Later, a provincial king named
Manabarana is said to have used the water-fall, to bathe with his harem.
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| Boiling Grain for lunch |
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| Preparing Break-fast |
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| Getting instructions from Mr. W.A.Karunaratne @ Galthumbe |
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| @ the cave entrance |
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| An Entrance to the cave-way |
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| Exploring into the dark caves... |
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| .... full-of Bats & Crock-crotches .. |
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| @ a three-way junction |
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| .. rock slabs fallen .. blocking the way ... |
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| wet & slippery floors ... |
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| A ventilator duct ..? |
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| Climbing out |
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| out at last |
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| Out... in the rain ... |
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| Manawela falls |
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| Upper part of the falls |
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| Stone bath-tubs, the Queens would have bathed |
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| an inbuilt stone throne, for a king... to relax while his bathing ... |
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| @ the Sapugolla temple |
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| old Library building of the temple |
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| Eating boiled grain (kadala) for lunch, @ Uva-Paranagama |
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| Sri Lanka Wood Frog (Hylarana gracilis) |
