One Day Trip to Sinharaja Prantha Aranya

Year and Month	January, 2016
Number of Days	One ( January 29 )
Crew	7 (between 25-65 years of age)
Accommodation	N/A
Transport	By Van
Activities	Religious , Photography
Weather	Morning Cold & day time hot
Route	Nawinna -> Ratnapura -> Pelmadulla -> Madampe -> Rakwana -> Deniyaya Road -> Kadamuduna Juntion -> Sinharaja Aranya -> Back on same route
Tips, Notes and Special remark	Aranya name board in Kadamuduna Junction & easy to find. Sinharaja Prantha Aranya , Kadamuduna , Buluthota Tel – 0453459033 So many ways you can donate / help them. Try to find how you can
Related Resources	Trip reports : On Suriyakanda
Author	S.BADULLAGE
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We started our trip on 29 January 4.00 a.m & we reached to Rakwana town around 7.00 a.m. From there we took Deniyaya road to reach Aranya. We passed famous 10 bends ( Wangu Dahaya ) & surrounding view was superb. We reached Aranya at 8.00 a.m & first we had our breakfast there. After we we met Nayaka thero. Important thing is there was mini hydro power station & it build by one of senior bikku in aranya. It supply electricity to whole aranya / piriwena. Around 55 monks living there.We walk & see whole aranya area & went to mini world’s end because we have more time till Ceremony start. We heard that one wild elephant came to aranya in every morning. But that day elephant not came & we missed him.

We have to walk 2 – 2.5 km’s to Mini Worlds End from aranya. We have to pass tea estates & views was amazing. When we reached to summit we can see the Rakwana town nicely. We spent some time there & rushed back to aranya to attend to the ceremony. At 10.30 a.m Foundation Stone place for Pindapatha Shalawa. After attending ceremony we met Nayaka Thero & other senior Threos. We donate pirikara & other stuff for aranya.

Bridge near Rakwana Town

Passing 2 Bend

Passing another Bend

.	Another Bend

.	Turn from Kadamuduna Junction

Passing Tea Estates

Close to Aranya

.	Entrance of Aranya

Details about Sinharaja Forest

Nayaka Thero

Going to morning duty

Hydro Power Station built
by one of bikku in aranya

Stupaya

Little Monk trying to remove leech
in dog’s face.

Little Monks in Aranya

The place of new Pindapatha Shalawa

Preparing of ground

Monks arriving for Ceremony

.	Placing Foundation Stone by Nayaka Thero

Little Monks at work

Mini World’s End starting from
Temple premises

On the way to World’s End

.	The path through Tea Estates

Flowers

More Flowers

.	View from the Mini World’s End

View of Rakwana Town from
Mini World’s End
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View from the MiniWorld’s End

In nearby forest

Path in the forest

See the shape of tree

We came back from there on 12.00 p.m. We had enough time & we planed to visit another important / historical places. So on the way we went to see Delgamuwa Raja Maha Viharaya & Diwaguha Raja Maha Viharaya

( Batathota Len Viharaya ) in Kuruwita.

After visiting there we return back to home around 8.00 p.m after completed another memorable trip with lot of amazing memories. Hope to come again with another trip report.