Outdoors · Trincomalee · East Coast
Seven Wells of Warm Water
Kanniya Hot Springs — 8 km northwest of Trincomalee
THE SEVEN WELLSPhoto by K.shayanthan on Wikimedia CommonsLegend has Ravana striking the ground here for his mother's rites; the springs are held sacred by Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims alike.
Seven square stone wells about a metre deep in a courtyard near Kanniya, each a slightly different temperature, where bathers draw water with buckets; a well runs low after ten to fifteen bucketfuls. Excavation found an early Anuradhapura-period stupa mound and a 1st to 2nd century inscription beside them.
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8.6045° N, 81.1713° EOSM
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