RAVANA ELLA

RAVANA ELLA

Ravana Ella is one of the widest falls in Sri Lanka.The fall has a height of about 30 foot and plunges over a series of steps into the valley. The fall is fed by a tributary of River Kirindi.

The Ravana Ella, Sri Lanka has its roots connected to the times of the famous eastern epic, Ramayana and it has been named after the brawny daemon ruler of Lanka, Ravana. It is said that after kidnapping Sita, Ravana had hidden her at the caves behind this waterfall when Shri Rama was drawing close to Lanka with his army to rescue her. The cave came to be known as Ravana Ella cave. The place was then a thick afforested region in the midst of wilderness. Rama’s queen is believed to have wandered around here while she was confined. She also bathed in a pool that accumulated its eddying water from these Ravana Falls. The Ravana Ella cave lies 4500 feet above sea level on the foundation of a cliff in Uva.

HOW TO VISIT:-

It is visible from the Ella-Wellawaya road.