{"id":1201,"date":"2019-08-16T19:12:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T13:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gnations.net\/?p=1201"},"modified":"2019-08-16T19:12:41","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T13:42:41","slug":"ravana-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sarinigar.com\/english\/ravana-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravana Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/royaltourism.lk\/?__tn__=%2CdK%2AF-R&amp;eid=ARDNclgI6PaoqlCylQ-6jqruwPhkeGNEDZ6XNwj7VByHOWMiiP3RmVee_Y4r-cjrMdsMVAusu-U-k0ei\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-1203 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sarinigarenglish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/67460669_475395323275375_7726117120022413312_n.jpg?resize=291%2C187&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"67460669_475395323275375_7726117120022413312_n\" width=\"291\" height=\"187\" \/>Royal Tourism<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">Ravana Falls (Ravana Ella) is a popular sightseeing attraction in Sri Lanka. It currently ranks as one of the widest falls in the country. This waterfall measures approximately 25 m (82 ft) in height and cascades from an oval-shaped concave rock outcrop. During the local wet season, the waterfall turns into a form similar to an Areca flower during wet seaso<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">n, but the amount of water is reduced dramatically in the dry season. dramatically.\u00a0 <!--more--><\/span><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">The falls are named after the legendary King of Lanka, known from Hindu mythology and the Indian Ramayana epic. Ravana kidnapped Rama&#8217;s wife Sita. Local legend has it that he had hidden her in the caves behind this waterfall and sometimes bathed in the pool. Nothing like this is mentioned in the Indian scriptures. Nevertheless, due to the belief that the Ravana Ella Cave had once served as an abode of Sita, the Ravana Falls attract pilgrims from India travelling on the Ramayana Trail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The famous Ravana Ella Cave lies 1,370 m (4,490 ft) above sea level on the foundation of a cliff. The cave is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Sri Lanka, located 11 km (7 mi) away from Bandarawela. Excavations undertaken in the cave uncovered evidence of human habitation dating back to 25,000 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\u2663 Contact for your tour : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/royaltourism.lk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Royal Tourism &#8211; Sri Lanka<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1203 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sarinigarenglish.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/67460669_475395323275375_7726117120022413312_n.jpg?resize=700%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"67460669_475395323275375_7726117120022413312_n\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ravana Falls &#8211; Tourism Sri Lanka _ ROyal TOurism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[59,61],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tourism-sri-lanka","category-waterfalls"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.6 (Yoast SEO v25.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ravana Falls &#187; 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