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Stories Behind Names of Places in Sri Lanka: How Dunagaha got its Name Source:Dæhæna – Monthly e-Newsletter January 2021 “Dunagaha” is a village in the Gampaha District. The incident is around a wealthy family that lived here. The family was so rich they lived in a large house and owned many a paddy field and even elephants. They had only one daughter and after the birth of the daughter their wealth began to grow and the parents thought that this daughter brought them luck. Obviously their love towards the daughter was growing. As time went by, the daughter wished to have her own way and refused to obey the parents. She was now a grownup girl and this attitude worried the parents. Arguments between the mother and the daughter happened often and the happiness in the house was disturbed. Father tried to console the daughter but failed. One day the ...