Poson Festival in Sri Lanka

   

Mahindagamanaya

          Poson Poya Day is a religious and cultural festival in Sri Lanka. It is celebrated on the day of the full moon in the month of June. The day we commemorate the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka by Arahat Maha Mahinda (son of King Asoka of India) at Mihintale in the third century B.C. Ven Mahinda established the Dispensation of The Buddha (Buddhasasana) in Sri Lanka.

Mihintale

Dehigala Water Fall

Dehigala Water Fall

Dehigala Water Fall

Height:-   (30m)

Location:- Bibile

Province:-Uva

                    Dehigala Ella Falls is 30m in height and is located in the upper section of the Mahaweli River, called Sandapola. The nearest town is Bibile (Badulla District, Meegahakivula Divisional Secretariat). Take the Passara – Pitamaruwa road via Robery to Dehigala Estate. The fall is situated between the 3rd and 6th mile posts on the Bibile – Mahiyangana road.