| Year and Month | 2017 August |
| Number of Days | 12 Days ( August 22 – September 02 ) |
| Crew | 3 (Between 8-42 of Age) |
| Accommodation | Guest House in Pothuvil |
| Transport | Van |
| Activities | Religious, Sight Seeing, Photography |
| Weather | Hot and Sunny |
| Route | Buttala -> Monaragala -> Siyabalanduwa -> Hulannuge -> Lahugala -> Pothuvil -> Panama |
| Tips, Notes and Special remark |
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| Author | Sanjeewa |
| Comments | Discuss this trip report, provide feedback or make suggestions at Lakdasun Forum on the thread |
We spent 3 days at Buttala & leave from there around 7.30 a.m. First we went to see “Galabedda Pokuna” & came to Lahugala. We went to see “Magul Maha Viharaya” & “Kota Vehera”. After that we went to Pothuvil town. On that way we went to see “Unnamed Stupaya & Ruins”. After having lunch from Pothuvil town & find the place to stay. We found the place in the town & we decided to go to Panama by bus. Around 3.00 p.m we reached to Panama town. From there we took three wheel to go to “Kudumbigala Aranya”. We spent couple of hours there & came back to Pothuvil. On that way we went to “Maninaga Pabbatha Viharaya” at Shasthrawela. We got cought rain in there & we couldn’t visit whole temple area, Around 7.00 p.m we came to our staying place at Pothuvil. We completed our 4th day of the tour. Lot more to come.
Pls read the next Trip Report to find details from Day 5 onwards.
Thanks for reading.
Sanjeewa
Day 4 ( 25.08.17 )
18.Galabedda Pokuna
19.Magula Maha Viharaya – Lahugala
20.Lahugala Kota Vehera
21.Unnamed Stupaya & Ruins – Pothuvil
22.Maninaga Pabbatha Viharya – Shasthrawela
23.Kudumbigala Aranya
18.Galabedda Pokuna ( Monaragala – Siyabalanduwa Road )
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 “Galabedda Pokuna” |
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 Beautifully made Toilet |
19.Magula Maha Viharaya – Lahugala ( Siyabalanduwa – Pothuvil Road )
 Magul Maha Viharaya – Lahugala |
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 “Nayaka Thero” |
 Ruins at the premises |
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 “Elepahant with Eth Gowwa”- only |
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 sthupaya |
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 “Bodhigaraya” – Rare one in Sri Lanka |
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20.Lahugala Kota Vehera ( Siyabalanduwa – Pothuvil Road )
 Kota Vehera – Lahugala |
 Steps to the top |
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 “Sel Lipiya” |
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 kota wehera |
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 View from top |
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 “Siripathul Gala” |
 Ruins around Stupaya |
 Never dry “Pokuna” |
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21.Unnamed Stupaya & Ruins – ( Siyabalanduwa – Pothuvil Road )
 Un-Named Stupaya near Pothuvil |
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 Ruins near Stupaya |
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 Pothuvil Main Bus Stand |
 On the way to Pothuvil to Panama |
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22.Maninaga Pabbatha Viharya – Shasthrawela ( Panama – Pothuvil Road )
 Maninaga Pabbatha Viharaya |
 “Giri Lipiya” |
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 sthupaya |
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 Asanka – our Three Wheel driver |
23.Kudumbigala Aranya ( Panama – Kumana Road )
 Details of the Aranya |
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 sthupaya |
 Path through jungle |
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 Our three wheel driver leading the way |
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 “Maha Sudarshana Lena” |
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 “Len Lipiya” |
 Stupaya |
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 “Dana Shalawa” |
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 “Akasa Chaitya” |
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 On the way to “Belumgala” & “Akasa Chaitya” |
 The rock like “Budha Statue” |
 The rock like “Budha Statue” |
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 Climbing to top |
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 Stupaya – on the top |
 Another ruin |
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 Views from the top |
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 Views – on the way back to Panama |
 Little “Budu Medura” on the top |
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