Hakgala Mountain

Hakgala Mountain

Mountain as seen from the Nuwara Eliya – Badulla highway.
Elevation 2,169 m (7,116 ft)
Location
Hakgala Mountain
 Sri Lanka

Mountain is situated in Nuwara Eliya district of Sri Lanka at 2,169 m (7,116 ft) above mean sea level . Most parts of the mountain is coverd with forest witch belongs to Hakgala Strict Nature Reserve. Hakgala Botanical Garden is situated in the NorthEastern steep of the Hakgala mountain. SouthWestern side of the mountain has a wet climete compared to NorthEastern steep since SouthWestern part faces derectly to South-West Monsoon.

According to the native language of Sri Lanka- Sinhala, Name of the mountain ‘Hakgala’ has the meaning of ‘Jaw-rock’. Jaw rock related to a story in the epic Ramayana. According to the legend Hanuman the monkey God had been sent by Rama to the Himalayas to find a particular medical herb to rescue Sita from the demon king - Ravana. When Hanuman arrive Himalayas he has forgotten which herb he was looking for and he has decided to bring a chunk of the Himalayas back in his jaw, hoping that particular herb was growing on it.Legend says that Hakgala Mountain was formed by the chunk of rock brought from Himalayas by Hanuman.

[1] [2] [3] [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hakgala Mountain of Sri Lanka". http://nature.alawathugoda.com/en/hakgalamountain.htm. 
  2. ^ "Mountain in srilanka". http://mountaininsrilanka.blogspot.com/2010/07/hakgala.html. 
  3. ^ "The Trevene Photo Gallery". http://www.hoteltrevenenuwaraeliya.com/attractions.htm. 
  4. ^ "Hakgala Gardens in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka - Lonely Planet".