හිතුවට වඩා අමාරු යක්දෙස්සාගල නගින්න යං Yakdessagala hike | Kurunegala Sri Lanka, Vijaya Kuveni story

යක්දෙස්සාගල (යක්දෙස්සාකන්ද කියලත් කියනවා) Yakdessagala, also known as Yakdessa kanda, is a mountain which is situated close to the Kurunegala town. It is said that Kuveni cursed King Vijaya from this mountain and plunged to death due to being rejected by the king himself over a princess from India. Kuveni was a wife of King Vijaya and was from the “yaksha” tribe of Sri Lanka. The name “Yakdessagala” is formed from its meaning which is “the rock from which the yaksha woman cursed”. The mountain is a popular hiking spot and a challenging on at that. This hike should only be attempted with those who have experience in hiking along with the required strength and stamina.