Lovers-leap Falls - Nuwara Eliya

This beautiful 30m high Lovers Leap fall in Nuwara Eliya is incipient of the streams and brooks of Sri Lanka's highest mountain, the Piduruthalagala (2524m). It flows over rugged granite ledges, and the water is collected in a tank and used for drinking. In dry spells, the flow is unenergetic.

The fall is said to derive its name from the tragic tale of a prince who lost his way while hunting in the jungle. A beautiful damsel rescued him, and the two became inseparable lovers. But the match was not to the liking of the prince's subjects, so the two decided to immortalise their love by leaping from the top of the fall to their death. Superstitious villagers avoid the fall at night.

(Heritage Lanka by Neil Kiriella 2017, P236)

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Lovers Leap Fall

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