- Legend : During the war, both lord Rama and Lakshmana were hit by powerful arrows, fell unconscious and to bring them back to life Lord Hanuman was instructed to fetch the lifesaving herbs from Himalaya. Lord Hanuman went to Himalayas, lifted the whole hill and brought it,as he was not able to identify the lifesaving herbs alone. It is believed that parts of the hill fell on five places in Sri lanka, namely, Rumasala in Galle, Dolu Kanda in Hiripitiya, Ritigala on the Habarana Anuradhapura road, Thalladi in Mannar and Kachchativu in the north.
- Location : Unawatuna, Galle
- Access : Distance from Colombo to the site : 128 km Time : 02 hrs Distance from Galle to the site : 05.5 km Time : 15 min To spend at site : 1 hr
- Note : There is a statue of Lord Hanuman at the site.
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