Sama Chethiya - Rumassla, Sri Lanka

This is Sama Chethiya in Rumassala. It was biuld by the japanese people as a good will to the people of this area. Sama Chethiya is located in a hillock and when i stood there i could see the whole southern coastal area and harbour. The most prominent figure about Rumassala is a mythicall 'fall'.Actually this place is part of a village called Unawatuna and people here interprets that Unawatuna derives from ‘Onna-wetuna’ (There, it fell).It was quiete strange for me to believe this story, but let me continue with what i have gathered about the myth. Its derived from the Indian theme Ramayana and Ravana who had a battle in which Ramayana's brother Lakshman was fatally injured and little hope was there to save his life, only if one could fetch certain herbs from the Himalayas.This mission was undertaken by Hanuman (Monkey God) and funny thing was he forgot the names of the herbs he was suppose to fetch, so he took the chunk of the mountain and when the medics took the necessary herbs Hanuman threw the chunk and it fell to this area of srilanka 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’. I had a great time listening to this story and had a good laugh about the reason Hanuman actually did forget the name. Anyhow i hope you enjoy reading this like the processing of the image.I wanted to accentuate the details and saturation to bring about the feel of the power behind.

Interesting story & photo...........

Impressing atmosphere, .... a small light in the cold and dark. Not necessarily a religious comment, but it gives a strong sense of protection !!