Ella City
Ella is a small town in the Badulla District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka governed by an Urban Council. It is approximately 200 kilometres east of Colombo and is situated at an elevation of 1,041 metres above sea level.
Yudaganawa
Yudaganawa Chaitya har en omkreds på 317 m (1.040 ft) og blev oprindeligt antaget at være en Kota Vehera - en stor stupa bygget halvvejs med en mindre stupa bygget oven på den. Nyere arkæologiske udgravninger har dog bevist, at dette ikke var en Kota Vehera, men at det på et tidspunkt var en fuldstændig stupa.
Ifølge den historiske krønike, Rajaveliya, er dette stedet, hvor de to brødre, Prins Dutugemunu og Prins Saddatissa, kæmpede om tronen i kongeriget. Prins Saddatissa tabte slaget og flygtede for at søge tilflugt i Dematamal Viharaya i Okkampitiya. Dronningmoderen, Viharamahadevi, blev trist over fjendskabet mellem sine to sønner og bad dem om at forsone sig. Som et resultat gjorde de to brødre fred med hinanden, og for at markere dette blev der rejst en kolossal stupa på slagmarken, hvor de havde kæmpet. Nogle historikere mener, at det var stedet for en allerede eksisterende chaitya, som derefter blev rekonstrueret og navngivet Yudagana Chaitya.
About Badulla District
Badulla is the capital of Uva Province in Sri Lanka. Badulla is located on the southeast of Kandy, almost encircled by the Badulu Oya River, about 680 meters (2200 ft) above sea level and is surrounded by tea plantations. The town is overshadowed by the Namunukula range of mountains. Badulla is about 230km away from Colombo towards the eastern slopes of central hills of Sri Lanka.
Badulla and surroundings are highly recommended for eco-tourists as Horton Plains National Park and the Knuckles mountains are few hours away.
Special places in Badulla: Muthiyangana Temple, Dhowa Temple, Bogoda ancient wooden bridge, Rawana water falls
About Uva Province
The Uva Province is Sri Lanka's second least populated province, with 1,187,335 people, created in 1896. It consists of two districts called Badulla and Moneragala The provincial capital is Badulla. Uva is bordered by Eastern, Southern and Central provinces. Its major tourist attractions are Dunhinda Falls, Diyaluma Falls, Rawana Falls, the Yala National Park (lying partly in the Southern and Eastern Provinces) and Gal Oya National Park (lying partly in the Eastern Province). The Gal Oya hills and the Central Mountains are the main uplands, while the Mahaweli and Menik rivers and the huge Senanayake Samudraya and Maduru Oya Reservoirs are the major waterways in Uva province.