Fantasia tours, Sri Lanka

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Itinerary	Family Holidays - Option II - Winter
Duration Info	DAY - 7 ( Yala - Ella)
Accommodation Info
Location	ELLA
Meals Info	Bed & Breakfast
Hotel	Oak Ray Ella Gap
Image	budu-ella.jpg
Id	454
Created	5/14/20, 1:32 PM

Description

<ul><li>Breakfast at the hotel.<br></li><li>Transfer you to Ella - approximately 2 hours’ drive.</li><li>En-route visit to see Buduruwagala rock cavings. There are 7 figures caved in the rock face. One is a 15.5m height Buddha statue and the other figures are Avalokitesvara, Maitreya, Manjushri, and Tara which all belong to Mahayana Buddhist Tradition. </li><li>Afternoon, hike to Little Adam’s peak, Ella to witness the stunning sunset at the top of the peak. </li><li>Dinner and overnight stay at Oak Ray Ella Gap</li></ul>

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186	50	4	Little Adams Peak, Ella	Little Adams Peak, Ella	<ul>Little Adams Peak in Ella is about 1,141 m in height, not that much of height as the famous Adam’s Peak recorded 2,243 m in height. Therefore hike is not that difficult and it takes only 3 hours for both up and down. If you are witnessing the sunrise at the top of the peak you would be mesmerized by the scenic beauty of the surroundings. </ul>	1	B.jpg	2/16/19, 4:04 PM	View Edit Delete
356	64	13	Buddha statue, Maligawila	Buddha statue, Maligawila	<ul>The Maligawila Buddha statue, the tallest ancient free-standing Buddha image in Sri Lanka is located in a monastic complex in Maligawila near Okkampitiya, 18 km from Buttala. This Buddha statue with a height of 11.53 m has carved out of a large limestone rock depicting Samabhanga posture and Abhaya Mudra belongs to the 7th – 8th century AD. It closely resembles with Avukana Buddha statue. Ruins around the statue provide the evidence that there was an image house around the statue.<br> <br>This statue was found in 1951. It was broken into several pieces by the time it was found. After the unsuccessful attempt in the 1970s under the guidance of President Ranasinghe Premadasa Maligawila statue was reconstructed and raised in 1991 successfully.<br> <br>The archaeologist believes that this site would be the ancient Ariyakara Vihara mentioned in the chronicles. According to the Culavamsa chronicle, there was a hospital for the blind and the sick in this site in the 7th century AD. That was built by King Aggabodhi.</ul>	1	MALIGAWILA---B-1.jpg	5/6/20, 11:45 PM	View Edit Delete
357	64	35	Buduruwagala	Buduruwagala	<ul>The Buduruwagala rock carvings are a masterpiece of Sri Lankan artistic tradition in 9th – 10th century AD There are seven statues sculptured on a single rock face. The centre sculpture of Lord Buddha in the Samabhanga posture and right hand gesturing the Abhaya Mudra is 15.5m in height.<br> <br>The Avalokiteshvara Bodhisatva, Goddess Tara, and Prince Sudhana on the right-hand side of Buddha image. The Maitree Bodhisatva, Vajrapani Bodhisatva, and an unidentifiable figure on the left-hand side of Buddha image. All the other figures except the Buddha image belong to the Mahayana Buddhist tradition.</ul>	1	B.jpg	5/6/20, 11:53 PM	View Edit Delete
358	64	35	Avalokiteshvara statue, Dambegoda	Avalokiteshvara statue, Dambegoda	<ul>Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva Image at Dambegoda is located in a monastic complex in Maligawila near Okkampitiya, 18 km from Buttala. The statue was sculptured of the “Samabhanga” posture depicting strength, vitality, royalty, and displaying the Katakahasta Mudra. This image belongs to the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. The history of this statue is not clear. It is believed that the 15 cubits high Maitreya Boodhisatva statue built in Ruhuna by the king Dappula – I, would be this statue.</br> <br>This 10 m height, 40-ton weighted stature was damaged into small pieces by vandalizers. However, archaeologist in the Archaeological Department in Sri Lanka has painstakingly restored it in 1990.</ul>	1	DAMBEGODA---B.jpg	5/7/20, 12:03 AM	View Edit Delete