Ravana Ella Falls

Ravana Ella Falls is a waterfall located in Ella in Badulla District, Sri lanka. The fall is about 25 m tall and formed by a tributary of Kirindi Oya.

This fall is called by the name of Ravana, a name of a mythical king found in the Indian Hindu epic Ramayanaya. According to popular beliefs King Ravana had held Sita (Seetha) in captivity in this place. However, the authenticity of the Ramayanaya is controversial and hence it is today dismissed as a myth by Sri Lankan scholars (JRASSL, 2014)

References

1) JRASSL, 2014. Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka New Series, Vol. 59, No. 2, Special Issue on the Ramayana (2014). https://www.jstor.org/stable/i40203619. pp.1-112.

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