SRI LANKA ~ Laxapana Falls ~

...  New great waterfall view for my collection... set in beautiful greenery with a nice natural pond... one of the most fascinating waterfalls...  Sri Lanka, in comparison to its size, has perhaps the largest number of waterfalls of any country in the world... Lanka Council of Waterfalls (LCWF) has recorded 382 waterfalls... Thanks a lot Ravindra!!✿◕ ‿ ◕✿

Laxapana Falls is 126m high and the 8th highest waterfall on the island. It is situated in Hatton area in Nuwara Eliya District. It formed by Maskeliya Oya near the confluence of Kehelgamuwa Oya and Maskeliya Oya which forms Kelani River.

The Falls gives its name to twin Hydroelectricity Power stations, Laxapana which generates 50MW of electricity and New Laxapana which generates 100MW.

Popular folklore tells this was the place where Buddha mended his saffron robe when he was visiting Sri Pada. The name of the Falls derived from Sinhala words of "Laxa" means Hundred thousand and "Pahana" or "Pashana" means rock.

Stamps:

2X United Nations Day of Vesak
(Issued 12-05-2017)