Siri Pada
Siri Pada The article is about Samanala Kanda, a Sinhala Buddhist heritage site Samanala Kanda is a major mountain range in the central hills of Sri Lanka. The highest point is 2215 meters. The land area of Siripa site is about 22380 hectares. The Siripa site was declared a sanctuary on October 25, 1940. It is the third highest mountain in Sri Lanka. Located between Ratnapura and Nuwara Eliya districts. This sacred place is well mentioned in the written history of more than 2500 years of Sinhala Buddhists. Climate and weather The average annual rainfall at the Samanala site is 5000 mm. There is very good rainfall throughout the six months of the year. The butterfly sanctuary receives the highest rainfall during the months of May - June - July during the southwest monsoon. The northeast monsoon, which lasts from December to January and February, receives very little rainfall. Therefore, as the weather disturbances are minimal during this season, the Sri Pad...