The culture background of the area takes an important place. Beacuse the communities ofSinhalese, Tamils and Muslims live in peace and harmony.The population of Sinhalese and Muslims are more than Tamils according to thepopulation. There are several sacred places for each religion.
Not only that there are many ancient places displaying the cultural background of the area. Mahawalatenna walawwa gives us a cultural value. Because the late first prime minister of theworld H/ESirimawo Bandaranayaka's native place is
Mahawalatenna. Mawela temple is a very important place to the
area when we thinking about the religion side.
The Water-Springs of Imbulamura
Imbulamura is situated in the Ratnapura district in the Balangoda division. This village is very prosperous and self-sufficient in agriculture. The springs, nature’s gift to the area, is an asset to the village. As a result, when compared with her neighbours, Imbulamura stands out as a very special place.
The water of the springs is warmer than normal water. This water has plenty of minerals causing it to be very brackish and unpalatable. Yet, it is not harmful for human consumption. People use this water for drinking as well as agricultural purposes.
This warm mineral water comes with high pressure through the cracks on the surface of the earth. We can see it like white bubbles. During the rainy and dry season the water level remains the same.
It is believed that in ancient times that there was only one large spring in the village. According to belief, water used to gush out causing conches (type of sea snail) to appear with it. These conches had destroyed the paddy. As a result helpless farmers had faced many difficulties.
So the villagers, wanting to stop the spring took large piles of clay and used elephants to ram it into the large spring causing the springs to disappear. But as a result of that several springs have resurfaced in different locations like Imbulamura, Agalekumbura and Gadakumbura. As a result of that the farmers were able to cultivate their crops once again.
The water running down from these springs has joined to form the beautifully cascading ‘Diyawini Elle’ water fall.
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