Wellawaya Travel Guide

If other Sri Lankan destinations are peppered with colossal temples or exquisite stupas, Wellawaya, situated at Uva Province, has some of the best waterfalls (Diyaluma and the Rawana) along with the mysterious rock sculpture of the Buddha known as Buduruwagala, which also means "The Rock with the Statue of Buddha." Locals believed that the seven gargantuan figures pertain to the doctrine of the Mahayana Buddhism but as to the "carvers" behind those enigmatic sculptures, their identity remains a mystery. Other than the rock carvings and the waterfalls...