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Caves and Caverns

Keenawaththa Drip Ledge Caves Archaeological Ruins

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Eastern Province

Ampara District

7°13'47.4"N 81°39'17.3"E

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THE PLACE

Keenawaththa preserves a group of rock shelters with drip ledges and early inscriptions. The caves form the clearest surviving evidence of an ancient monastic presence in this wooded part of Damana.
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PROVINCE

Eastern Province

DISTRICT

Ampara District

DS DIVISION

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GN DIVISION

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LOCALITY

Damana

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7°13'47.4"N 81°39'17.3"E

THE PHOTOGRAPHS

THE PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES

Do not touch, wet, chalk or rub inscriptions. Wear good footwear and take local guidance through the forest.

- Viran de Silva

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Photographs © Viran de Silva
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