A Four Day Trip to Uva

Year and Month	January, 2016
Number of Days	4 ( January 7 – 10 )
Crew	3 (between 7-40 years of age)
Accommodation	Imali Guest – Badulla – Tel 055 2223265 Sandaliya Inn – Mahiyanganaya Tel 0777659115
Transport	Colombo –> Badulla by Bus , Badulla -> Mahiyanganaya by Bus & around places by Three Wheel
Activities	Religious , Photography
Weather	Slight Rain & Cold
Route	Colombo -> Badulla -> Around Places -> Mahiyanganaya -> Around Places -> Back to Badulla -> Colombo
Tips, Notes and Special remark	Ask directions from villagers Road to Bogoda Viharaya is in poor condition
Author	S.BADULLAGE
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We started our trip on 7 January morning & we reached to Badulla around 12.30 p.m. Firstly we searched room for stay. First we visit to Dunhinda Fall & evening we went to Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya.

On the way to Badulla

Dunhinda Fall’s Name Board

.	On the way to Dunhinda Fall

Dunhinda Fall

Kuda Dunhinda Fall

.	Muthiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya – Badulla

.	Entrance of the Temple

tusker

Next day (8 th January ) morning we hired the Three Wheel to visit Bogoda Viharaya , Demodara Railway Station , Nine Arch Bridge , Rawana Falls , Rawana Gal Len Viharaya & Dowa Raja Maha Viharaya.

Water Fall in Bogoda Temple Road

Bogoda Wooden Bridge

Len Viharaya

Demodara Railway Station

Mr Wimalasurendra
Master mind of the construct
the Demodara Railway Line

.	Train came under the Demodara Station

Train reach to Demodara Station

Nine Arch Bridge – Name Board

Nine Arch Bridge

.	Tunnel near the Bridge

Little well near the road

.	Rawana Ella – Name Board

Rawana Ella

Entrance of the Rawana Gal Len Viharaya

Len Viharaya

.	Entrance to Rawana Cave

.	700 Steps to Cave

.	Near to Cave

View from the Cave

Inside the Cave

Darkness in the Cave

Dowa Raja Maha Viharaya

Len Viharaya

Inside the Len Viharaya

.	Buddha Statue

Entrance of the Kataragama
Dewalaya – Badulla

Time table of Pujawa

Next day ( 9th January ) morning we went to Mahiyanganaya by Bus. We reached Mahiyanganaya by 11.00 a.m. Again we searched room for stay. We left our luggage’s in the room , went to Uraniya Nagadeepa Viharaya by bus.( Mahiyangana – Bibile or Mahiyangana – Monaragala bus)

Loggal Oya

.	Water Canal

Name Board of Nagadeepa
Viharaya

Nagadeepa Wewa

Sapaththu Palama in the road

Old Awasa geya

Bodhiya

Dharma Salawa

Vihara Geya

Inside the Vihara Geya

Stupa

.	Nagadeepa Stupaya

Buddha Statue donate by Ex – President

Paddy Fields near the road

After visiting there we return back to Mahayangana town & took Kandy bus to Gurulupotha ( Seetha kotuwa ) We spent memorable few hours in Seetha Kotuwa ruins & water falls.

Seetha Kotuwa Name Board

Seetha Kotuwa Ruins

Steps down to River

Water Fall

another waterfall

And more

another

Amazing View

Many Water Fall’s

amazing

Ruins of Toilet

Next day ( 10th January ) morning again we went to Mahiyangana Temple & after that we took bus to Badulla. It reached to Badulla around 11.30 a.m after that we took our lunch from Badulla. We took Colombo bus & it left 1.00 p.m from Badulla. We came home around 8.00 p.m after completed another memorable trip with lot of amazing memories. Hope to come again with another trip report.