What Do You Know About Rathnapura

  Most Popular Gems is Rathnapura Town 

Ratnapura Is A City In Sabaragamuwa  Province  In Sri Lanka. Known As The Ratnapura – The City Of Gems Is Famous For Precious And Semi-Precious Stones.And This Business And Base  Main City Rathnapura Town And Other Related Cities, There Are Niwithigala, Pelmadulla, Kiriella, Kahawatta, Kuruwita,Balangoda ,Karawita, Kalawana Also   Doing Business And 7 Am  To Around  11 Am. If Wanna To See And Catch Gem Stone  You  Have   Visit During This Time Period .

Find Gem Stone

Its Not Very Easy To Find Gems Stone  , Actually Most Difficult  Find It Some Time They Find It Withing 3 -4 Years Working Like This . People Believe   Lucky Peoples  Can Find Very Easy Way With Out Woking Or Not Woking  And  They Working Under The Gems Rule Of Government Regulation .

                       Sabaragamu Saha Saman Devalaya

This Legendary Place Of Worship Is Located In The Ratnapura District In Sabaragamuwa As The Province Is Now Known. The History Of The Saparagamu Maha Saman Devalaya Could Be Traced Back To The Kingdom Of Dambadeniya, To The Time Of King Parakramabahu II (1236–70) Whose Rule Is Depicted In The Annals Of History As A Golden Era Marked With Much Exuberance And Opulence. The Story Goes That The Devalaya Had Originally Been A Temple Named The Sabaragamu Maha Viharaya, During The Time When The Yaksha, Naga And Deva Clans Ruled The Isle Of Sri Lanka And Sabaragamu And Its People, Who Belonged To The Deva Clan, Were Presided Over By A Strong Yet Kind-Hearted Leader By The Name Of Sumana. At Present, Sabaragamu Maha Saman Devalaya Is Well Known For Its Annual Esala Perahara 

Siri Padaya (Adams Peak)

Adam’s Peak, Also Known As Sri Pada, Is A 2,243m (7,359 Ft) Mountain In The Central Highland Region Of  Sri Lanka. Popular For Sri Lankans And Tourists Alike. The Typical Climb Is Started In The Middle Of The Night So You Can Reach The Peak For A Breathtaking Adams Peak Sunrise.

For Sri Lankans, Sri Pada Is An Important Pilgrimage Site. However, The Religious Significance Of Adam’s Peak Greatly Depends On Who You’re Talking To…

Buddhists – Claim The Footprint Mark Is The Left Foot Of Buddha
Hindus – Consider The Footprint To Belong To None Other Than Lord Shiva
Muslims & Christians – Believe It’s Adam’s First Step After Being Exiled From The Garden Of Eden.

Boopath Ella Rathnapura

Bopath Ella Is A Waterfall Situated In The Ratnapura District Of Sri Lanka. It Has A Shape Very Similar To The Leaf Of The Sacred Fig Or "Bo" Tree, Which Has Earned It This Name. The Waterfall Is A Major Tourist Attraction In The Country. Local Myths Say That It Is Haunted And That It Hides A Treasure Trove.once you came you can feel wonderful nature  around of environment this aria.

Location -Agalawatta, Kuruwita, Higgashena - Devipahala Road.

Katugas Ella

One Of Most Attractive Water Fall Like Bopath Ella Near Rathnapura Town To Reach The 6m-High Katugas Falls, Which Is Situated In The Ratnapura District, Take The Road From Colombo To Ratnapura And Turn Off At Weralupa Junction.

National Museum Rathnapura 

The National Museum Of Ratnapura Is One Of The National Museums Of Sri Lanka. It Is Located In Ratnapura, Sri Lanka And It Was Opened On 13 May 1988. The Museum Building Is Called “Ehelepola Walauwa”, As It Once Belonged To Ehelepola Nilame, A Courtier Of The Kingdom Of Kandy, Who Was The 1st Adigar (1811 - 1814) Under The Reign King Sri Vikrama Rajasinha, The Last King Of Sri Lanka, For Whom He Served As The Disawe (Local Governor) Of Ratnapura.
The Museum Includes Exhibits On Prehistoric Archaeological Inventions, Natural Heritage, Geological, Anthropological, Zoological Artifacts And Models Relating To The Sabaragamuwa Province. The Weaponry On Display Include Sinhala Swords Of The Late Medieval Era Including A Sword Alleged To Have,

Pothgul Viharaya Rathnapura

Distance From Ratnapura - 12 Km (7.5 Miles)

Dating Back To The 1st Century B.C This Temple Built By King Valagamba Has Cave Paintings And A Statue Of The Reclining Buddha. An Interesting Sculpture Of A Devil With His Mouth Open And A Figure Ready To Jump In Is A Representation Of The Buddha Sacrificing Himself In One Of His 550 Lives. The Temple Can Be Reached By An Ascent Over 450 Steps.

Kithulgala Sri Lanka

Kitulgala Is A Small Town In The West Of Sri Lanka. It Is In The Wet Zone Rain Forest, Which Gets Two Monsoons Each Year, And Is One Of The Wettest Places In The Country. Nevertheless, It Comes Alive In The First Three Months Of The Year, Especially In February, The Driest Month,

The Kelani River Is Wide At Kitulgala, But It Is Shallow Apart From A Deep Channel Near The Opposite Bank, So In The Drier Months It Provides A Safe And Attractive Place To Swim, Wash And Play.

The River Can Be Crossed By Walking Out Across The Shallows And Crossing The Deep Channel In A Dugout Canoe, Which Is Stabilised With An Outrigger.

Sri Lanka's Most Recently Discovered Bird, The serendib scops owl Was Originally Heard Calling By deepal werakagoda In These Forests.

The Hills Above The Rubber Plantations Also Have Mountain Hawk Eagle, Crested Treeswift And layard's parakeet.

Sinharaja Forest Reserve

On Most Day The Jungle Is Rounded  B Copious  Rain Clouds ,Which Replenish Its Deep Soils And Balance Water Resources For Much Of Southwestern Sri Lanka. Recognizing Its Importance To The Island’s Ecosystem, Unesco Declared The Sinharaja Forest Reserve A World Heritage Site In 1989.

Sinharaja Is Bordered By Rivers,The Koskulana Ganga In The North And The Gin Ganga In The South. An Old Foot Track That Goes Past The Beverley Estate Marks The Eastern Border,Close To The Highest Peak In The Forest. ,Hinipitigala (1171m).Towards The West The Land Decreases In Elevation

The Reserve Comprses 189sq Km Of Primary And Modified Forest, Measuring About 21 Km East To West And 3.7 Km North To South.It Was Once A Royal Reserve, And Some Colonial Records Refer To It As Rajasinghe Forest.It May Have Been The Last Redoubt Of The Srilanka Lion..

Udawalawa National park

Udawalawe National Park Lies On The Boundary Of Sabaragamuwa And Uva Provinces, In Sri Lanka. The National Park Was Created To Provide A Sanctuary For Wild Animals Displaced By The Construction Of The Udawalawe Reservoir On The Walawe River, As Well As To Protect The Catchment Of The Reservoir

         Batadombalena Kuruwita  Sri Lannka

Batadombalena Is An Archaeological Site With Evidence Of Habitation From 8,000 Years BCE,  Balangoda Manawaya , Located 85 Km (52.8 Mi) From Colombo In Sri Lanka, A Two-Hour Drive From Colombo

The Batadombalena Archaeological Site Contains Evidence Of Habitation From As Early As 8,000 Years BCE And Is One Of The Sites Whose Discoveries Support The Out Of Africa Hypothesis, According To Professor  Paul Mellars , A Cambridge Universicy  Archaeologist. Among The Evidence Of  Balangoda Man He Unearthed At The Site Were Stone Tools That Are Interpreted As Arrow - Or Spearheads And Carefully Shaped And Perforated Beads Made From Ostrich Eggshell Fragments. One Particular Piece Of An Ostrich Eggshell, Incised With A Distinctive Criss-Cross Motif, Has Also Been Discovered.

Batadombalena Cave Has A Size Of Roughly 50 Ft × 60 Ft × 80 Ft (15 M × 18 M × 24 M).

                                                         Diva Guhawa Temple

Divaguhawa, Also Spelt Diwaguhawa Or Diva Guhawa, Has Become A Major ,The Cave Temple High Above Ground Level Offers Perfect Views To Adam's Peak.once of very attractive temple of natural .

Kirindi Ella Pelmadulla Sri Lanka

The Kalu Ganga Flows Through Nuwara Eliya And Escapes The Muddy Rhythms Of The Rivers. Among The Divine Waterfalls In Between, There Is The Canal Of Cannabis Drainage. Go To Pallamulla And Then Proceed To Kuttapitiya Along The Ratnapura Town And Crossing The Heavy Bends And Lanes, You Will Not Be Able To Find The Kirindi Ella Falls Entrance Road From The Kuttapitiya Tea Factory.

On The Way, From The Road To The Right, You Will Be Able To Travel On A Slightly Difficult Path While Traveling To See The Canal. Now, The Area Surrounding The Pelmadulla Pradeshiya Sabha Has Now Been Safely And Properly Prepared, And A Small Fee Will Be Paid To Visit The Waterfall.

                                                  Rajanawa Ella Rathnapura

Villagers Say That The Ancient King Walagamba Bathed And Organized His Armies At Rajanawa Ella Falls Site, Hence 'Raja' Or 'King' In The Fall's Name.  as finally one of the most attraction   water fall of Rajanawa.