Dehadu Kadulla is an ancient rock gateway in Kadadora village. It is formed by a bridge of a rock and an embankment is also called Kandadvara.
Dehadu Kadulla (Ancient Kadadora) D ehadu Kadulla (Sinhala: දෙහදු කඩුල්ල) is an ancient gateway made out of rock located in the village of Kadadora in Nuwara Eliya District, Sri Lanka. The gateway formed by a bridge of a rock and an embankment is also called Kandadvara from which the present word Kadadora was probably derived (Abeywardana, 2004). The monument is situated about 1.2 km southwest of gigantic Stupa , Mahaweli Maha Seya . History The present village Kadadora provides access to Kotmale from the west (Abeywardana, 2004). In ancient times, there were four main entrances named Gal Dora, Kada Dora, Wata Dora, and Niyamgam Dora, to enter the Maya Rata, a principality or an administrative region of the Sinhalese kingdom located in the Southwestern part of the country (Performance Report , 2011). Of them, the Kada Dora, also called Dehadukadulla, is the only entrance which can be seen today. According to folklore, the Kada Dora entrance was the place where Prince Dutugemunu had hidden his sword ( Magul Kaduwa ) when he wa…
