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Monasteries and Hermitages

Bowattegala Monastery Ruins

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Eastern Province

Ampara District

6°33'25.5"N 81°41'12.8"E

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THE PLACE

Bowattegala occupies a rugged, rock-strewn hill within the Kumana wilderness. Caves and monastic ruins are spread through a remote landscape where wildlife, exposed rock and archaeology are closely intertwined.
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PROVINCE

Eastern Province

DISTRICT

Ampara District

DS DIVISION

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GN DIVISION

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LOCALITY

Kumana

FROM COLOMBO

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6°33'25.5"N 81°41'12.8"E

THE PHOTOGRAPHS

THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES

This is a serious wilderness journey requiring permissions, an experienced guide and suitable transport. Elephant and other wildlife risks are real.

- Viran de Silva

ONWARD

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CONTACT

Photographs © Viran de Silva
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