Peeli Hatha

‘Peeli hatha’ means seven springs of water. I saw only one spring of water but the rocky ledge would create seven of them during rainy season. Above place was found about one kilometer from this tree.

It was a nice pool of water but I was disappointed to witness this mess in the vicinity.

More from Thelgamu Oya

This is a picture taken of Thelgamu Oya of Knuckles Range recently.

The earlier picture, I posted was taken at the border of Rathninda and Etanwela villages some time back.

The above picture was taken about 10km further down from Rathninda, just below Sera Ella waterfall.

Patterns

This interesting image was captured below Laxapana Waterfall. This is the effect of water running over this rocky surface for thousands of years.

Origin of Seetha Gangula

Seetha Gangula (cold stream) is a popular stream found on the way to Sri Pada. It is customary for the devotees to have a bath from this cool spring water before the climb. As the name implies, the water is very cold at these heights.

Seetha Gangula is a collection of water streams start from Sri pada and surrounding mountains. One branch joins Kuru Ganga and ends up in River Kalu and the other set of branches join Maskeli Oya via Maskelioya Reservoir and link with River Kelani.

This picture was taken from the top of Siri Pada. It shows one of the starting points of Seetha Gangula and small yet tall waterfall created from the same stream.

Ritigaha Waharaka Fall

This is a part of a series of cascades sighted on the way to Dedugala.
These are situated about 7-8km from Bulathkohupitiya.

Ritigaha Oya

Ritigaha Oya is a tributary of River Kelani. It is the main water resource in Bulathkohupitiya area. The same stream is the principal source for many waterfalls like Rukmal Ella and Nalangana Ella.

This scenery was captured on the way to Dedugala from Bulathkohupitiya.

Thelgamu Oya

Thelgamu Oya is one of the main water resources in Knuckles region. It is a tributary of Amban Ganga, which eventually joins with River Mahaweli.

The above picture was taken from a foot bridge at the start of Maningala Trail. This foot bridge is situated at the border of Rathninda and Etanwela villages.

You can enjoy cool spring water of Thelgamu Oya at Illukkumbura too.

I am proud to mention that above image was selected for this wonderful site - Scenic Sunday.

Also, I'm thrilled to see that above picture is picked by Conservation Carbon Company in their blog.

Anonymous Waterfall

Above small but attractive waterfall was seen very close to Akasa Bokkuwa. In fact it is clearly visible from the top of the bridge like this. Yet no one knew a name for this waterfall.

The bridge, Akasa Bokkuwa is quite high as you can see here from the top. Below the waterfall, there is a small pool of water, where you can enjoy cool spring water to your heart content. The full set of photos of this attractive place is shown here.

I hope you will notice the small house just above the waterfall. Who doesn’t like to live there?

Makeliya Ella

Makeliya Ella (Makeliya Falls) is a beautiful waterfall situated about 10km from Molkawa. This is formed from a tributary of River Kalu which starts from Kalawana side.

The fall is about 50 feet high and situated in a very beautiful surrounding. The fall is receiving water mainly from the South Western Monsoons and it has good amount of water all over the year except Jan - March. There is a slight reduction in water capacity during this period. To my knowledge there are quite a few more waterfalls in the surrounding area as well.

It is truly a beautiful sight!

Cool Streams of Horton Plains

Horton Plains is the highest plain in Srilanka situated above 2000 metres from the sea-level. It is at the lower edge of Central Province and plenty of cool springs of water sprung from this area and flow towards lower lands below. Belihuloya, which is a tributary of River Walawe, is one such stream made of the water from the plain. Horton plain is a principal catchment for the main rivers of Sri Lanka.

Any hiker will find hundreds of such streams all over the plain and there are many beautiful waterfalls created from them. A lot of hiking routes like the one to kirigalpoththa are signposted according to these streams.