AMBULUWAWA -GAMPOLA
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| Seen from Gampola town |
At an elevation of 3567 feet, on the summit of Ambuluvava peak that rises just four kilometres from Gampola, a sapling of the sacred Bo Tree of Anuradhapura is carefully, lovingly tended.
The Art and Architecture of the Gampola Period (1341-1415 AD ), the foot of this mountain holds the ruins of the Malati-mala-sailays, the dwelling place of Dharmakirtti Sthavira. Only the platform of this ancient edifice now remains in the embrace of a grove of araliya.
It is all part of a heaping dish, actually..... and it is for the people. Even as we made the dizzy climb, I saw many making their way up to the conference hall and also to the summit viewing platform. On the first eminence is a beautifully designed conference hall, all of three levels and with a commanding view of the surrounding country.
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| The ENTRANCE |
Sixteen rooms make up the unit around a hall that can seat 150 and which is equipped with sound systems, multi-media and all the trappings.
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| The route |
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| Beautiful scenery |
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| Seen from one of the many openings at different levels |
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| The spiral staircase |
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| The entrance to the hall |
RIVERSTONE OFF RATOTA
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| A male Indian Robin |
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| Dark fronted Babler |
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| Hill MYNA |
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| Indian Scimitar Babler |
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| Grey Cannery Flycatcher |
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