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Kataragama is located in the Monaragala District of Uva province, Sri Lanka. It is 228 km (142 mi) southeast of Colombo. Although Kataragama was a small village in medieval times, today it is a fast-developing township surrounded by jungle in the southeastern region of Sri Lanka.
There are number of theories as to the origin of the shrine. According to Heinz Bechert [7] and Paul Younger, [8] the mode of veneration and rituals connected with Kataragama deviyo is a survival of indigenous Vedda mode of veneration that preceded the arrival of Buddhist and Indo-Aryan cultural influences from North India in Sri Lanka in the last centuries BCE, although Hindus, Buddhists and ...
Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery Junction - Biyagama Free Trade Zone (Samurdhi Mawatha) 6.77 B633 Access Road to Ja-Ela Interchange 2.57 B634 Access Road to Peliyagoda Interchange 2.10 B635 Access Road to Matara 1.34 B636 Akuressa By pass 1.76 B637 Pelena-Polwatta-Denipitiya 2.10 B638 Sri Maha Bodhi Access 3.10 B639 Piliyandala By Pass 2.865 B640
Department of Census and Statistics – Sri Lanka 7°04′30″N 80°47′29″E / 7.07500°N 80.79139°E / 7.07500; 80 This Kandy District , Central Province, Sri Lanka location article is a stub .
UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) Katharagama Divisional Secretariat is a Divisional Secretariat of Moneragala District , of Uva Province , Sri Lanka . References
[1] [2] One of the most popular Buddhist pilgrimage sites in the country, Kiri Vehera is among the Solosmasthana, the 16 most sacred Buddhist pilgrimage sites of ancient Sri Lanka. This stupa which is 95 ft. in height with a circumference of 280 ft. is located 800 m North to the famous Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya. Venerable Kobawaka ...
Kataragama deviyo (also called: Skanda Kumara, Kartikeya, Sinhala: කතරගම දෙවියෝ, Tamil: கதிர்காமம் தேவன்) is a guardian deity of Sri Lanka. A popular deity who is considered to be very powerful, shrines dedicated to Kataragama deviyo are found in many places of the country. [ 1 ]
The shrine is dedicated to the Sinhalese deity Kataragama deviyo, who is believed as a guardian deity of the Buddha Sasana in Sri Lanka. The devalaya has been formally recognised by the government as an archaeological protected monument. The designation was declared on 3 September 1999 under the government Gazette number 1096. [2]