Rumassala Sanctuary in Unawatuna

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  Abdul Hakam

  :: 19 March 2018 08:38:49

  A good place to see some dense trees. way to reach is bit difficult

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  Jayasinghe Laddu Lakmal Ranga

  :: 04 March 2018 15:00:26

  Awesome beach. There is a very narrow road to reach the beach. It’s very famous with local and foreign tourists. This place has been started getting polluted with left over material tourist brought.

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  Pathum Nonis

  :: 21 February 2018 08:58:24

  Must visit place some facts To return to Unawatuna – in quite a strange manner, there are several ‘falls’ associated with the area around Unawatuna. The hillock of Rumassala figures prominently in a mythical ‘fall’. The core theme of the Indian epic Ramayana is a mythical encounter between Rama and Ravana. When Rama’s brother Lakshman was near-fatally wounded in battle, there was only scant hope about his life. The Prince’s life could be saved only if certain herbs could be fetched from the Himalayas. Speed was of high essence. Hanuman the Monkey God undertook the mission. At the site, he forgot the names of the herbs. He broke of the chunk of one mountain, where the herbs occurred. When the chief physician extracted the essential herbs, Hanuman threw away the chunk of the mountain. It fell to the ground and came to be named Rumassala. Ru-mas-sala, could be translated as ‘Beautiful Rock’. Incidentally, its present name ‘Buona Vista’, seems an echo of the original meaning, since ‘Buona Vista’ implies, ‘Beautiful Sight’. There is yet another ‘fall’ associated with this region. As Pradeepa indicated, in a far off age, a meteorite from outer space would have fallen in this area. Sir Arthur C. Clarke has stated that, spot in this region does not come within the magnetic field that envelops the whole earth. Mystery In consequence, Sir Arthur explains, that, Exhausted geo-stationary satellites end up high above this place around Unawatuna, and keep on milling round and round. It is interesting to note in this context, that, when Arthur C. Clarke came to Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), way back in 1956, he made Unawatuna his first home. The mystery associated with the Rumassala area, may, in all probability, have intrigued him. When we were children, the elderly folk told us stores about the mystery of Unawatuna and Rumassala. There are fruit groves in Rumassala which, only those travellers who genuinely lose their way, would come upon. Among precious herbs, in the Rumassala region, recording to folk-lore, is ‘kalu-nika’, a medical plant with life-giving properties. Ganga Pradeepa dwells extensively on the Peace Pagoda . This sacred edifice, gives a totally new significance to ancient Rumassala, converting the whole rock into a monument for harmony and peaceful co-existence. There are other places of high significance, a visitor to Rumassala should not miss.

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  Dewdun Hewage

  :: 16 January 2018 19:40:23

  Awesome beach.. clean water and no rough waves. Enjoyed alot

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  dilan shone

  :: 05 December 2017 22:27:29

  The place is beautiful But its a narrow road. Not many places where u can park by the side of the road. Its a narrow footpath for the beach. Should watch your step. And it's a small hill down. The real challenge is When your climbing back up. You should carry all the necessary things because the walk back to your vehicle or a boutique is not close. 💯 nature