{"id":59469,"date":"2021-03-14T07:01:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T07:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=59469"},"modified":"2021-03-14T07:02:35","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T07:02:35","slug":"crocodile-rock-archaeological-site-in-arugam-bay-by-arundathie-abeysinghe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/crocodile-rock-archaeological-site-in-arugam-bay-by-arundathie-abeysinghe\/","title":{"rendered":"Crocodile Rock &#8211; archaeological site in Arugam Bay  By Arundathie Abeysinghe"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><b>Crocodile Rock &#8211; archaeological site in Arugam Bay<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #300d0d;\"><b>By Arundathie Abeysinghe<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-49149 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Ms.-Arundathie-Abeysinghe-441x400.jpg\" alt=\"Ms. Arundathie Abeysinghe\" width=\"225\" height=\"204\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Situated in Arugam Bay in East Coast of Sri Lanka, a surfers\u2019 paradise, Crocodile Rock is also known as \u201cElephant Rock\u201d, according to many tourists. The site is known as \u201cCrocodile Rock\u201d due to its elongated \u2018snout\u2019 shape. In reality, the name is derived due to mugger crocodiles that access this site via the adjoining Heda <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oya<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oya<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> meaning stream in Sinhala). At times, there are mugger crocodiles basking in the sun on Crocodile Rock. Situated around 320 kilometers east of Colombo adjacent to the Indian Ocean, Arugam Bay is one of the best surfing sites in the world.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Crocodile Rock is situated at the river mouth where Heda <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oya<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> falls to the sea, towards east of *Sastrawela Mani Naga Pabbatha Viharaya. The area of Crocodile Rock is a popular beginner as well as intermediate surfing site.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-59470\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crocodile-Rock-archaeological-site-533x400.jpeg\" alt=\"Crocodile Rock archaeological site\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Crocodile Rock is known as an elusive surfing spot and less known to many than Arugam Bay, the internationally famous surfing spot. Unlike surfing points in Arugam Bay, especially suitable for expert surfers, surfing spots in Crocodile Rock offers surfers with moderately frequent point breaks with average waves which reach up to around 400 meters. Hence, Crocodile Rock is ideal for amateurs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">The best surfing period in this area is from July to August and the surfing season starts in May and concludes in September.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">As Arugam Bay area is bordered by Yala National Park, some wildlife can be seen at Crocodile Rock too as the Rock is sandwiched between patches of jungle as well as the ocean. The rocky outcrop of the area offers visitors an area of wilderness as well as ideal waves.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">Apart from surfing, there are national parks, some drip ledge caves, rock cut steps as well as historic temples in the area rarely visited by local as well as foreign tourists. The ruins in the area are declared as protected archaeological sites by the Government of Sri Lanka with a Gazette issued on October 10, 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">From the summit of Crocodile Rock, breathtaking views of the beach, the coast, the lagoon and the surrounding paddy fields can be seen well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\">As there are no proper places of accommodation, Crocodile Rock is not a crowded place.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Directions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The route to Crocodile Rock is via the road to Sastrawela Mani Naga Pabbatha Viharaya in Panama in Arugam Bay. Crocodile Rock is situated along the coast.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>King Mahanaga &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> He was the first king of the *Kingdom of Ruhuna.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Kingdom of Ruhuna &#8211;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A center of flourishing culture and civilization as well as economic centers of ancient Sri Lanka, Kingdom of Ruhuna was found around 200 BC by Prince Mahanga, brother of King Devanampiyatissa of Anuradhapura Kingdom (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">247\u00a0BC to 207\u00a0BC) <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after fleeing Anuradhapura due to a family dispute.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During ancient times, Ruhuna was the area identified mainly as the Southern Province, a large area of Uva Province (consisting of Badulla and Monaragala Districts) and some areas of Sabaragamuwa (consisting of Ratnapura and Kegalle Districts) and Eastern provinces (capital of Eastern Province is Trincomalee District).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Poya Day &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poya is the name given to the Buddhist Full Moon Holiday known as \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uposatha<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d (Buddhist day of religious observance which was in existence from the Buddha\u2019s period to date). There are 13 -14 Poya Days including <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adhi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (extra in Sinhala) Poya Day per annum. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adhi<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Poya Day is the second Poya Day of a month as in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adhi <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vesak. In Sri Lanka Poya Day is declared as a Public, Bank and Mercantile Holiday.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #000000;\"><b>Sastrawela Mani Naga Pabbatha Viharaya &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a temple situated in close proximity to Arugam Bay in the east coast of Sri Lanka. According to legends, many scholars from far away kingdoms in Sri Lanka as well as from India had traveled to this temple, to learn various disciplines of science and astrology. According to chronicles, this temple (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">viharaya<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Sinhala) dates back to the period of *King Mahanaga, the first king of *Ruhuna. The Temple is almost in ruins and there is an incomplete <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stupa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dagoba<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and a few scattered granite pillars. At present too, the Temple is venerated by Buddhists on *Poya Days.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crocodile Rock &#8211; archaeological site in Arugam Bay By Arundathie Abeysinghe &nbsp; Situated in Arugam Bay in East Coast of Sri Lanka, a surfers\u2019 paradise, Crocodile Rock is also known as \u201cElephant Rock\u201d, according to many tourists. The site is known as \u201cCrocodile Rock\u201d due to its elongated \u2018snout\u2019 shape. 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