Pettagangala is one of the most spectacular logans of the island
at this temple not far from Varana. It is part of the cluster of
ancient monasteries known as Siyane Korales, located the the
south and west of Yakkala, which is at the Colombo-Kandy main
road (A1). Pettagangala is one of the many cave temples in the
vicinity of the highlands that claims to have been a hideout of
the famous King Walagamba, known as Vatthagamani Abhaya
from the chronicles, who had to flee from Anuradhapura due to
a Tamil invasion