Athugala Temple at Kurunegala

 Elephant Rock

Historical Place

Hence forward the travelers are consented to discover the natural beauty and diverse regarding the cultural heritage of Kurunegala, which was once concerned as a royal capital of Sri lanka. The 'Ethugala rock' or the 'Elephant roc'� amidst in the Kurunegala town is a unique feature. While the rock is about 325 m in height, you will have to travel about 2 km to reach the top of the rock. Otherwise you can take the main road adjacent from the top to the bottom or the natural pathway. Certainly the entire area is an eco tourism destination with adventure based activities.

Meanwhile a mythical legend says that once the city of Kurunegala was bordered with a severe drought.

Therefore the animals threatened the water supply of the city and stupendously turned in to a gigantic rock. Thus the city is situated on a high altitude you will find a panoramic view to the plain land of Kurunegala city with number of rocks. As soon as you climbed to the top, a marvelous out view to the Kurunegala city and Kurungala Lake can be explored. Never the less the entire path is fully assailed by vivid butterflies and birds. Visitors are not expected leave anything, yet the foot prints. You will find so many Locals climbing the rock considering the Buddha state. Thus teenagers are visiting the 'Ethugala climb' with the advent their free time. Kurunegala has a precious tropical climate and temperature throughout the year. Anyway you can visit Eththa gala, Ibba gala, yakdessa Gala and Elu gala along with the Ethugala. Perhaps it will be tough but it will be a great climb to entertain your friends and family. You can see an 88 feet giant Buddha statue on the top of the Ethugala. At a glance of view from kurunegala city you can see this whitish Buddha statue lying on the Ethugala rock. Devotees never forget to offer flowers and to light oil lamps to the Buddha. At the same time travelers can enjoy bike rides, mountain biking races and mountain climbing. Perhaps you may feel quite thirsty as it gets so hot in the noon Kurunegala, so make sure to take a bottle of water with you.

Kurunegala is brimmed with weird tourist attractions like Himalaya Meditation Center, Sasseruwa (RasVehera), Buddha statue, Arankele forest monastery, Yapahuwa rock fortress, Bodhigara at Nilakgama, Kabbella Lena Cave Temple, Dewagiri Viharaya, Koduruwapola Raja MahaViharaya, Kotamudungala Raja MahaViharaya and Padeniya Raja MahaViharaya. So don't get exhausted with just visiting Ethugala climb.