Getambe Ferry
Central Province
Kandy District
7°16'19.6"N 80°36'18.4"E
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THE PLACE
Getambe Ferry marks an old crossing point on the Mahaweli River, at the eastern edge of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Peradeniya. It is no longer run as an ordinary passenger ferry.
The site's significance now is ceremonial. After five nights of the Randoli Perahera, the Kandy Esala Perahera closes here, on the Mahaweli at Getambe, with the Diya Kepeema, the water-cutting rite.
THE PHOTOGRAPHS
THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES
Approach only from public ground and keep well back from the river edge, particularly after rain. Ceremonial access may be controlled and should never be obstructed.
- Viran de Silva
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