| Year and Month | October, 2020 |
| Number of Days | One |
| Crew | Chamara & My self |
| Accommodation | N/A |
| Transport | Pajero |
| Activities | Archaeology, Photography |
| Weather | Sunny |
| Route | Chilaw -> Nikeweratiya -> Abanpola -> Hettuwewa -> Kathnoruwa -> Res vehera -> Returned via the same route |
| Tips, Notes and Special remark |
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| Author | Ashan |
| Comments | Discuss this trip report, provide feedback or make suggestions at Lakdasun Forum on the thread
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During my previous visit to Sasseruwa the rainy weather conditions halted my uphill hike to a mid point so after a long pause it was time for completion. Since the sun was blazing during the mornings we decided to hike up early as possible so after reaching the ancient Budhdha statue we started hiking up along the adjoining foot path.
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Metered map |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  path |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Res vehera kanda as seen from Galgiriya |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Res vehera kanda |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  famous res vehera statue |
There is a clear foot path towards a lovely rocky plain and from here, one needs to pass a cave to reach another huge rocky area where the foot path vanishes to thin air.
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  first view point |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Nikawewa side seen |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Galagiriya |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  arrows were there up to a mid point |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  through the cave |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  along the rock |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  wow |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  crawling up |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Kinihirakanda seen |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  the summit |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  huge obstacle |
From the rocky plain the summit could be seen easily but to reach it from this point we had to tackle a difficult terrain with vines. Last bit of the hike was through short and dry forest cover. The summit consist of 3 huge boulders and after hanging around a bit we headed towards the northern edge where ruins of a pagoda could be seen.
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  last climb |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  summit |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  galagiriya, Degadathurawa and nikawewa kanda seen |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Kalankuttiya wewa , mullanattuwa wewa, |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  towards Kekirawa, kala wewa , balalu wewa |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  gedaragala pathana, beliya kanda, menikdena, kadigala , arangala |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  giant |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Attaragalla – Andiyagala |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  near by Kathnoruwa tank |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  summit pano |
From the summit one could appreciate Nika wewa kanda, Galagiriya, Atharagalla kanda, Kinihira kanda, Ritigala, Degadathurawa, Kala wewa, Balalu wewa, many near by tanks, Gedaragala pathana, Menikdena, Kadigala, Arangala, Katnoruwa, Siyambalangamuwa tanks and towards meegelewa, etc
After a brief stay we rushed back to the temple to taste a yummy “Thembili” before departing towards our next destination. It only took around 3 hours for the whole exploration and if you are interested there is lot to see in this ancient site (refer my previous report ).
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  other end |
Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Ritigala |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  north end pano |
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Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  Katnoruwa, Siyambalangamuwa tanks and towards meegelewa |