Ravana Country: Photos from Ella Rock, Ravana Falls and Ravana Cave January 29, 2008
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This is me in Ravana Cave in Ella in April 2007. I did this climb to the cave on the second day after having gone up to the top of Ravana Rock on the first. It took only an hour or forty five minutes to get up here after parking the car at the bottom of the hill near an ancient temple. It was a shorter climb, but it was scarier. My legs were like jelly afterwards, but I was glad I did it. This is where the legendary Ravana left Sita for safe-keeping. I bet there was some serious nookie going on inside this cave. There’s a tunnel at the back which according to legend leads to Ravana Eliya, which is between Hak Gala and Nuwara Eliya. Clearly, the former Emperor of Lanka knew the importance of exit strategy.
This is the view of Ravana Falls, from the balcony of my room at Ambiente. To get to the top of Ella Rock, you have to start by following the railtracks which go above the waterfall.
This is the view from the balcony of my room. That’s Ella Rock on the right which is the tallest mountain for miles. The one opposite is called Little Adam’s Peak, because apparently people think it looks like Adam’s Peak. I didn’t see the resemblance.
This is the view from the top of Ella Rock. It takes about two hours to get here from Ambiente, if you know the way. The directions in the guidebooks are confusing, but half the fun is getting lost and finding your way. It took seven hours for the whole walk, including three hours spent lost in a forest.
I finally got back along the railtracks, it was dusk, and the mist was moving in fast.
Ella has some of the best views in Sri Lanka, and in my opinion, it is highly underrated as a tourist destination, notably even by domestic tourists. Perhaps this is because it takes about 6 hours to get there by car from Colombo, but in my opinion it is worth it.
Dude,pictures dont load….can you get it sorted? cheers
Ella is highly underrated as a tourist destination, I agree.
There’s also the mouth of a cave (now sealed) at the Dowa temple (between Bandarawela and Ella), that is said to lead underground to the cave near Ravanella Falls. It’s supposed to be the route that Rama and Sita took.
Man, would like to see it proper. Images do not load. Pls put on Flickr or other Photo site.
Hey Ravana, There’s a queue of relatives “across the water” lining up to gawk at your pictures, but they refuse to load. Help!
Loved the pics, how I miss biking around Uva. The cave at Dowa links with the one at Bogoda (or so the monk told me, I didn’t check
i am very much interested that u hv climbed Ella rock. i am involved in a reserch of Ravana. would lv rec the photographs.
great pics. what about thotupala kanda and rumassella next!?
hi i am kiran jakkaram
A number of points on this Ravana;
Firstly – why did it take ten months to put these up?!
Secondly – Ella rock is impossible to climb without a local guide – as you know, I’ve tried three times and had got hideously lost on each and every occasion.
Thirdly – Completely agree, Ella has the best views on the Emerald isle.
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i am Asitha de silva
This i s a thru store ,i went to rawana cave 2 years a go.its not the place having photos hear.i am taling u about anothe place ,if u enter to that cave you can work more than 50km if u want its never end we work more than 15 km ,can u belive
if u not any one can contac me and as more details ,this is real story,
HI ASITHA,
I AM INTRESTED TO KNOW THE DETAILS OF THE CAVE YOUR TALKING ABOUT.
wow i love s.l