Athugala Buddha Statue - ඇතුගල බුද්ධ ප්‍රතිමාව
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Finally, I got to visit Athugala or Ethagala, where the imposing 80 foot tall statue of the seated Buddha dominates the skyline of the city of Kurunegala. The rock face, which resembles a crouching elephant (and hence its name), reaches a 1000+ feet over the town. The best way to get there is by a vehicle to save yourself from an energy sapping climb. Once you have venerated the Buddha and taken in the beauty of the absolutely stunning scenery around and the lake below, you can descend from the opposite direction through a flight of steps cut into the face of the rock. The descent is not really a cakewalk, as the steps are really steep, but thankfully, there are rails to support you. However, the beauty of the statue and the surroundings are rudely defaced by electricity poles and high tension wires right across the rock face. Couldn't they have thought of an alternate solution to this eyesore in the name of development, I wonder?!
Adrian Corera
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Athugala also called as ethagala is a very splendid rock that overlooks the Kurunegala town in Sri Lanka. Athugala is situated just around 1km away from Kurunegala town. The rock gets the name “athugala” due to its shape of an elephant. This is "the" iconic landmark of Kurunegala. You could select two ways to reach to the top of the rock. Either following the steps in the rock or riding your vehicle to the top. Walk to the top of the rock is little tiring and take around 15-20mins, but you'll forget that by watching around. Sometimes, you can find few monkey groups in the middle of the rock. So, it is always better to watch out your stuff.
Nuwan Wickramasinghe
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Your vehicle can be easily driven to the top of the rock. You can also climb the rock using stairs. There are about 1000 rock steps. A nice view can be observed and a large statue of lord budda is there. Very windy place. Not very crowded on weekdays. You can see Kurunagala tank and town from here. This is the symbol of Kurunagala town. Water and electricity are available on the top. I could not find washrooms but I think there would be. It could be missed. Car park is available on the top of the rock.
Ninada Maduwantha
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Nestled in the cradle of a rocky mountain near the city, the Buddha statue stands as a serene sentinel, radiating tranquility beneath the night sky. The majestic surroundings weave a tapestry of beauty, offering a calming respite from the hustle below. As darkness descends, the city lights emerge like a constellation, painting the landscape with a breathtaking glow. This sacred spot transcends ordinary beauty, inviting visitors to witness the harmonious dance of nature and urbanity.
Shyamal Lakshan
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කුරුණෑගල නගරයේ අනන්‍යතාවය ලෙස ඇතුගල මුදුනේ නිර්මාණය කර ඇති බුද්ධ ප්‍රතිමාව හදුන්වන්න පුළුවන්. ඉතා අලංකාර හා සිත් නිවන අන්දමින් ඉදිකිරීම කර ඇති මෙම බුද්ධ ප්‍රතිමාව සමාධි ප්‍රතිමාවකි. ඉදිකිරීම් ආරම්භ කර ඇත්තෙ 2004 වසරේදී ඇතුගල සංවර්ධන සමිතිය මගිනි. ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ විවිධ ප්‍රදේශ වල පුද්ගලයයි බැතිමතුන් මේ සදහා නොයෙක් අයුරින් ආධාර ලබාදී ඇත. මෙම ප්‍රතිමාවේ තවත් විශේෂත්වයක් නම් ප්‍රතිමාව ඇතුලතට ගමන්කල හැකි වීමයි.ප්‍රතිමාව ඇතුලත ඉදිකිරීම සදහා ආදාර කල අයගේ නම්, ඔදිකරන සමයේ චායාරූප හා කුරුණෑගල රාජධානිය පිළිබඳ විශේෂ චායාරූප ප්‍රදර්ශනය කර ඇත. ඇතුගල හා කුරුණෑගල නගරයේ සංචාරක ස්ථාන පිළිබඳ සම්පූර්ණ විස්තර සහිතව සිදුකල රූප රචනයක් පහත link එක ඔස්සෙ නැරඹිය හැකිය https://youtu.be/QqWoGD79gZo The Buddha statue created on the top of Atugala can be introduced as the identity of Kurunegala city. This Buddha statue, which has been constructed in a very beautiful and soothing manner, is a samadhi statue. The construction was started in 2004 by the Atugala Development Society. Devotees from different parts of Sri Lanka have provided assistance in various ways. Another special feature of this statue is that you can walk inside the statue. Inside the statue, the names of those who donated to build it, photos of the time of construction and special photos of the Kurunegala kingdom are displayed.
B M Dushyantha Sajeewa Jayasinghe
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Athugala is one of the prominent landmarks of Kurunegala. The locals use the name of Athugalpuraya to identify the town. There is a temple on the top of the rock and also, a big Samadhi Buddha statue overlooking the city of Kurunegala though there is a temple on the top of the cliff, individuals from many faiths visiting the temple to enjoy the hike and the adventurous journey towards the top of the mountain
Damindu Jayanth
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