Elephant in front of Dehena Ella - waterfall.

An elephant with its 'Mahout' on the way to work passing the Dehena Ella. This is on the Rathnapura - Wewalwaththe road. Please watch the following video of the waterfall posted by me on Youtube. Click on the following web-address:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW4CgR7bFBc

Bo-path Ella (waterfall), Kuruwita, Sri Lanka.

The waterfall shaped like the leaf of the Ficus religiosa - 'Bo tree', is situated about 3 Km from the Kuruwita town, on the Colombo - Ampara road. Some 'chalets' catering to tourists, have sprung up around the site. Quite a few people have died here attempting to scale the slippery rocks.

Waterfall, Sabaragamuwa. Sri Lanka.

The province of Sabaragamuwa was named so in ancient times because of the presence of a village of Gypsies (Sabara - Sinhalese). It also had the name 'Denawaka' in Sinhalese literature. It aquired the name Rathnapura because of the presence of gems in its soil. It is the most beautiful part if Sri Lanka. Rivulets, streams, rocky mountains and innumerable waterfalls with an abundant flora and fauna make it unique. This picture shows one of its numerous unnamed water-falls.

A waterfall in the Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka.

'Doovili Ella' on the Kaltota road from Balangoda.

Waterfall below the Beragalle - Koslanda road, Sri Lanka.

I saw this waterfall close to Lemastota on the Beragalle - Koslanda road. It was just below a bridge on this road. I took this picture in the early 2000s.

Bottom of 'Bo-path Ella' waterfall, Kuruwita, Sri Lanka.

Eight miles short of Rathnapura, on the Avissawella-Rathnapura trunk road is the town of Kuruwita. About one and a half Kilometers from Kuruwita lies the 'Bo-path Ella' waterfall. Its shape is like that of the leaf of the sacred Bo tree (Ficus religiosa). Hence the name. Thereare a lot of villas where you could find food and accomodation around this spot. It is a lovely place for bathing. Climbing the slipperry rocks is dangerous. Quite a lot of lives have been lost this way. It is also a notorious place for suicides.