Yakdessagala, also known as Kuvenigala, is a mountain which is situated close to the Kurunegala town. There is a folk story saying that Kuveni cursed King Vijaya from this mountain and plunged to death due to being rejected by the king himself over a princess from India. Kuveni was a wife of King Vijaya and was from the “yaksha” tribe of Sri Lanka. The name “Yakdessagala” is formed from its meaning which is “the rock from which the yaksha woman cursed”. The mountain is a popular hiking spot.