Kataragama is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of Sri Lanka. People from South India also go there to worship. The town has the Kataragama temple, a shrine dedic
Interior of the Maha Devale, the Yantra is kept behind a curtain that figures Murukan with his two wives
Colombo-Kataragama Main Road
Kataragama temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka, is a temple complex dedicated to Buddhist guardian deity Kataragama deviyo and Hindu War God Murugan. It is one of the few religious sites in Sri Lanka that
Maha Devale/murugan Kovil
People of Coast Vedda descent taking a pilgrimage on foot (Pada Yatra) from the town of Muttur in the east of Sri Lanka to the temple
Path towards the Kiri Vehera, on the temple complex
The interior of the Maha Devale. The Yantra is kept behind a curtain that figures Murukan with his two wives