Kurunegala Athugalpura Load Buddha`s statues-Sri Lanka

Kurunegala has been named after the Elephant rock. "Kurune" means Tusker or an Elephant with protruding teeth andGala in Sinhala means rock. Kurunai means Tusker or an Elephant and Gal in Tamil means rock or hill. Kurunegala's old name was Hasthishaila-pura, which can be translated as The city of the Elephant rock in Sanskrit. In some ancient literature the word Athugal-pura is also employed to describe the city of Kurunegala.