GALABODA KANDE GALGE

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Without further notice in the text, the approximate location of certain Galaboda Kandé galgé is shown on the map accompanying DERANIYAGALA (1965: 144 figure 21). This galgé (gala = rock; ge = home) appears to be a rock shelter or, perhaps, a true cave with an inhabitable entrance area. IDENTITY: This item is possibly identical with the unidentified, blowing cave near –>Wellawaya (SARASIN 1939) or the –>Wawul Galge (Wellawaya), which, though called -galge- (rock shelter), is a true cave. SITUATION 1: Probably on a -kande- (hill) named after a place called Galaboda (note 1). SITUATION 2: The Map of the southern part of Ceylon, showing the location of caves (lena) and rock shelters (galgé) (DERANIYAGALA 1965: 144 figure 21) places Galaboda Kandé galgé at linear distances of about 6 or 7 km approximately north of Telulla alu galgé (note 2) and about 12 or 13 km approximately south-east of Ravan ella cave (note 3) and thus near (±10 km or so) N06°45': E80°05' in the vicinity of the twn of Wellawaya (N06°44': E081°06'), the –>Wavul Galge (Gampaha), and the unidentified cave near –>Wellawaya (SARASIN 1939).wn of Wellawaya (N06°44': E081°06'), the –>Wavul Galge (Gampaha), and the unidentified cave near –>Wellawaya (SARASIN 1939).