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Mandaram nuwara village Whole village around by mountain ranges. |
This time our crew was four brothers.Yeah actually they are brothers.So i proposed , In this vacation we should go see the Mandaram Nuwara. Beacause of my curiosity.It was the main forced of this.So in previous day we discussed how to meet each other and compacted the compulsory things.As we decided, Next day, we met around at 7.30 am at Badulla Bus stand.According to google map details , The nearest town was Padiyapelella from Mandarm Nuwara.
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Dhane maama's Bean plantation.It spread to the forest |
If go to padiyapelalla , we need to go to Kandehandiya Junction.Then we got on the Kandy -Badulla Bus at 8.00 a.m.that journey was 2 1/2 hour and we got off at kandehandiya junction.Hmm so our members of crew was at different places and they had different experiences.Then that time was the best for share them. Beacuse of we had wait for a bus.One of my brothers is a medical student. And he had a medi pack.It was the good news for all.
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Approach road to the kolapathana Ella. |
got the bus and reached to the padiyapelalla town.Keep in mind this , we can travel to mandaram nuwara from padiyapelella town by one bus , But no enough buses to go there.So We were should at there earlier.Since this, our dream would became to start a real ,step by step.Finally after 45 minutes We moved to our destination.
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Kodigala & Kolapathana ella respectively right side and left side.View from Dhane maam's Hut. |

Villagers called him as "Dhane maama". Since from this Dhane maama was our guide.Unfortunately as his advice in one day we can't cover these two places.
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Dhane maama's Hut |
Mandaram Nuwara is situated at the Based of Pithuruthalagala Mountain.Also people called mandaram nuwara as the "Misty city ".It has the reason.Any one can see when move to the village, It covered by the attractive mountain ranges including Piduruthalagala, Kodigala, Kotiyagala. So the villege shadowed by these mountain range.Normally after 4.00 p.m mandaram nuwara have very cold weather condition.So many of time have misty uper side village and will start dark.People call it as "Mandaram Andura".
Bus Route :-
Badulla town( get kandy- badulla bus) - Kandehandiya junction - padiyapelella town(By kandy - padiyapelella bus) - Mandaram Nuwara (Padiyapelella - mandaram nuwara bus).
Nuwaraeliya - Mandaram Nuwara (have two buses. but rarely.can catch at 6.00 - 6.30am at nuwaraeliya town).
Distance :- 95 km(From Badulla town)
37 km (Nuwaraeliya town)
Arrival time :- nearly 2 1/2 hours (From badulla)
nearly 1 1/2 hours (Nuwara eliya)
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