Kurulangala Rock Art
Kurullangala is a rocky outcrop in the Karandagolla area belonging to the Ella Divisional Secretariat. At the seemingly difficult to reach top of this rocky mountain consists a wall of cave art in a style never observed anywhere in the country. Almost perfectly proportioned line drawings of huge birds, peacocks, humans and other unidentifiable rock art which some believe to be over 5000 years old.
It is currently claimed to be the largest collection of rock art found in Sri Lanka to date, covering a surface area of about 1.3 metres by 0.48 metres.
The drawings has been spread over a large area of the rock surface and some drawings are drawn so high up on rock which are almost impossible to reach. But most of the drawings has faded due to being directly exposed to elements of nature for thousands of years. In some area the painted layer of rock seems to have broken away at some time in the past.
Särskilda platser i Badulla
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Muthiyangana Raja Maha ViharaMuthiyanganaya Raja Maha Viharaya ligger i centrala Badulla. Tempelns historia går tillbaka till Buddhas tid, men området runt Badulla går långt tillbaka till tiden 1800-1700-talet f.Kr.
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Dowa Raja Maha ViharayaDowa Raja Maha Viharaya (Dowa Cape-templet) ligger några kilometer från staden Bandarawela på vägen mellan Bandarawela och Badulla. Detta tempel tros ha byggts av kung Walagamba under det första århundradet f.Kr.
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Bogoda träbroBogoda träbron byggdes på 1500-talet under Dambadeniya-eran. Detta sägs vara den äldsta bevarade träbron i Sri Lanka. Bron ligger 7 kilometer väster om Badulla.
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DunhindafallenDunhinda Falls ligger cirka 5 km från staden Badulla. Det är 63 meter högt och anses vara ett av de vackraste vattenfallen i Sri Lanka. Fallet har fått sitt namn från de rökiga daggdropparna som stänker.
