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Legend atop a hillock- BY MAHIL WIJESINGHE The Dagaba known as Japanese Sama Chaitya (peace pagoda) Source:Sundayobserver While returning to Weligama from the colonial masterpiece of Galle Fort on the Southern coastal belt recently via the Galle-Matara main road, a hillock, away from the main road, caught our attention. We could spot a small, but elegant Dagaba on the top. Tracing the spot through GPS and enquiry from the roadside vendor we were told it was the Rumassala Kanda – a huge rocky outcrop that derives its name from mythological warrior King Hanuman in the Ramayana. We decided to explore the place even as the friendly vender advised us that the path leading to the base of the hillock is partially motorable and the downward climb is strenuous. What’s more, the sun was beating down mercilessly. Without heeding his friendly advice, we geared ourselves to traverse the narrow carpeted road ...