Lakegala

Infobox Settlement
name = Lakegala
settlement_type = Rock

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Lakegala mountain is situated in Sri Lanka about convert|175|km|mi away from the capital Colombo. This is the place where King Ravana lifted his historical aeroplane called Dhadu Monara. This mountain is situated in Meemure village.

Lakegala is situated near the Border between Kandy and Matale Districts.There are several access points to Lakegala Rock but most safe Access Road is from Meemure Village. “The Rock of Lanka” is the meaning of “Lakegala” according to sinhala language. The rock is about 1310m high and it is in the Knuckles range “Dumbara Mitiyawatha”.

According to the Sinhala Legend the Lakegala Rock is considered as the Kingdom Lankapura where King Ravana’s capital. It is also said that Ravana met Princess Sita, the Queen of Rama beside this Rock.But the most of Meemure Villages believe that Lakegala is the Place where King Ravana lifted his Air Plane called“Dhadumonara”; an ancient Glider; an Air Chariot. The triangular shape of the Rock is ideal for such an operation. This Dhadu Monara was his official Plane and he makes use of travels and used to capture Sita from India.