Bibelfelsen

Bible Rock ist ein Berg in der Nähe von Aranayake im Distrikt Kegalle in Zentral-Sri Lanka. Er ist als „Bibelfelsen“ bekannt, da seine Oberfläche einem Buch/einer Bibel ähnelt. Aufgrund ihrer markanten flachen Oberfläche ähnelt sie der bekannteren Zitadelle von Sigiriya, die sich weiter nördlich davon befindet.

Nicht immer hat man die Gelegenheit, den berühmten Bible Rock oder Bathalegala aus einem ganz ungewöhnlichen Blickwinkel zu betrachten. Normalerweise sehen wir es von weitem – einen düsteren, quadratischen Wächter am fernen Gebirgshorizont, der über anderen Felsen und Bergen aufragt, auf unserem Weg den Kadugannawa-Pass entlang der Kandy Road hinauf oder hinunter. Es ist ein charakteristisches Merkmal dieser Landschaft, erhebt sich 2.618 Fuß über dem Meeresspiegel und gilt als entzückendes Wahrzeichen, das Maler, Dichter und Fotografen seit jeher herausgefordert hat.

Während der britischen Zeit wurde dieser Felsen „Bible Rock“ genannt, da er von der Kandy Road aus, die die Briten erbaut haben, einem offenen Buch ähnelt.

Wir fuhren entlang der malerischen Hathgampola Road, nachdem wir von Mawanella abgebogen waren. Zuerst waren wir uns nicht sicher, was dieser Felsen war, der von Zeit zu Zeit aufragte und die umliegenden Ebenen dominierte, denn wir waren ziemlich fremd in der Gegend und waren insgesamt auf der Suche nach einer anderen Attraktion.

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    Pidurutalagala 

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    Bible Rock 

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    Monkey Mountain 

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    Yahangala