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| Description | River Maadu (Maadu or Madu ganga), Balapitiya, Sri Lanka |
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| Author | Archana |
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Maadu or Madu, a river which flows across Balapitiya (approx 80kms down south of Colombo) is one of the rarely visited and unspoiled attractions nature lovers can find in Sri Lanka. Maadu ganga (river) boasts of having a cluster of 64 small islands scattered along her path and the most of which are covered with mangroves and uninhabited.
The largest island is known as “Ma Doowa” is the largest inhabited island within the country where about 300 families live. The smallest islet of the lot is called “Satha Paha Doowa” where there is a tiny shrine with a statue built in respect of the gods of Kataragama (Katharagama). According to folklore this islet had been purchased for five cents but some say the name has derived due to its shape of the five cent coin. The “Kurundu Doowa (Cinnamon isle) is one of the islets enthusiasts could visit in the Madu River where the dweller Pemadasa and his family maintains a two acre cinnamon plantation. The main attraction of all is “Koth Doowa” (island of the pinnacle) which is housed to a serene Buddhist temple with a large statue of Lord Buddha and a venerated old Bo (pipal) tree.
River Madu and her islands also provide shelter to many species of fauna and flora and is certainly a placid, memorable place of interest to any nature lover who longs to witness mesmerizing landscape of the nature. Madu River is also a known den for crocodiles.
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