Sin: මොණරාගල moṇarāgala – Tam: மொனராகலை moṉarākalai
‘Peacock Rock’ UP, Sri Lanka
From Sin: monara, ‘peacock’; and gala, ‘rock’.
Monaragala sits at the foot of Peacock Rock, an imposing round-topped densely forested hill, which resembles a peacock.
The 20m Buddha statue at the Monaragala Viharaya is pretty imposing too.
Buddha Statue at Monaragala Viharaya Hiruzara