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Nilavarai Well
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Nilavarai well is a deep underground natural water well thought to be bottomless. It is an archeological monument in Jaffna Peninsula and has many enthralling legends adding to the mysteries that encircle it. Almost all legends are connected with the Ramayan, the chronicles of Rama – the seventh avatar of God Vishnu. According to legend, Seetha, wife of Rama, while on the return journey to India was overcome with thirst and as there was no water to be found, Rama had gallantly shot an arrow on to the earth creating a well and it was the origin of Nilavarai. Varying legends replace different characters such as Hanuman, a devotee of Rama, shooting an arrow to create the well in a bid to quench Rama’s thirst and so on. Regardless, since the olden times the well has been a source of fresh water that never seemed to deplete and is also used for irrigation activities in the area. In contrary to the beliefs of the well being bottomless, a recent expedition carried out by the divers of Sri Lanka Navy with the help of an automated robot managed to find the bottom of this mysterious well at a depth of 52.5 meters (172 feet). It was further discovered that several tunnels located at different levels inside lead towards different directions. At least one of the tunnels is believed to be connected to the Keerimalai pond. The Naval expedition further revealed that the first 18.3 meters of the well contains fresh water while the water after that point turns salty in respect to the depth. The divers were also able to find debris of 3 carts fallen into the well. The well could be treated to be a rare gift of Mother Nature and a place of iconic importance that attracts thousands of visitors due to its mysterious formation and the resounding legends.
Nilavarai well is a deep underground natural water well thought to be bottomless. It is an archeological monument in Jaffna Peninsula and has many enthralling legends adding to the mysteries that encircle it. Almost all legends are connected with the Ramayan, the chronicles of Rama – the seventh a…
Lokalità
46 AB18
Urumpirai North, NP