Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Dewalaya

Name: Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Dewalaya
Address: Main Office Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Dewalaya, Kataragama, 91400
Telephone: +94 472235122
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.6

Kataragama, Sri Lanka

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Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Dewalaya Reviews | Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars (8 reviews)

Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Dewalaya is located in Kataragama, Sri Lanka on Main Office Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Dewalaya. Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Dewalaya is rated 4.6 out of 5 in the category place of worship in Sri Lanka.

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Katharagama dewalaya is the most popular dewala in Sri Lanka .

Pravin Ravi

One of the greatest kings in Sri Lanka, King Dutugemunu, organized his tropps in Katharagama area for the legendary "Magampura" battle between King Dutugemunu and the rival king Elara (who invaded a part of the North Central province and claimed as the ruler) before he went to battle and United the country under one flag and United Nation Just before he commenced marching from south to the the North Central to fight the invader, he made a promise to God Katharama asking for his blessings and shot his arrow into the sky. The promise was to build a temple for God Katharama at the point where the arrow landed (Dadubasna manaya). He wan the battle, build a temple and crowned at the Ruwanweli maha seya in Anuradhapura in North Central province. From that day onwards, Katharaga Temple has been a prime pilgrim location for the majority of people irrespective of their religion and it has service many rulers , even recent years, to win battle against characters who tried to claim a part of our motherland.

Manori Dharmadasa

The main landmark of Katharagama. Usually a busy place during pooja time. August is the busiest month as the shrine is celebrating the feast. Lord Katharagama is known as Lord Murugan in Tamil and south Indian traditions. Therefore Buddhists and hindu devotees are mostly travelling here but if you are believing any other religion or vision it is not a problem to visit here. But mostly it is better if you can be a vegetarian at least before three to seven days before visiting to offer offerings for lord Katharagama(Murugan). Very attractive place. You may feel the spiritual power once you visit there with pure heart. There is a Bo tree (Ashta pala Bodhiya) with buddhist statue so buddhist should visit there first before entering Maha dewalaya. There is a place for lord ganesha as well and they do daily pooja for lord Ganesh as well. Mostly the maha devalaya pooja is taken by sinhala kapu mahatthya (Sami). Place is very busy and you may have to stand in queues by holding pooja. Normally people offer fruits as offerings for Lord Katharagama but you can promise other things (lights, furniture etc) also to offer by being a (bhara). This place is known to have miracles according to Ven Balangoda maithree Thero. And truly you may feel some relaxation once you go. Must visit place. Sri Lankans visit annually to get Gods blessings according to their beliefs. Outside the shrine there are other small shrines for other Gods as well. Kiri Vehera also situated in the same land so the main entrance for Kiri Vehera also adjourned from here. Therefore Buddhist people usually first visiting Kiri Vehera by walking and then walk back to visit Katharagama Devalaya.

Damith Sampath

This is one of main landmark in Katharagama. Most of the people visit katharagama for worship this devalaya as well as Kiriwehera buddist sthupaya.

A Brand

Very powerful vibration of Lord Kartikeya. Visit once for a beautiful experience of god. Best quality Gems like Neelam available for a best price.

Fayaz Yuzry

I got a chance to volunteer here for the annual Perahara (procession) during COVID-19. It was my 1st visit to katharagama and it was a beautiful place and have lot of religious places to visit. and this is what i came to know about this place. This is a famous sacred place for Buddhists and Hindus. People believe god 'skandha kumara' is the supreme of this area.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 is venerated by the Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and the Vedda people.For most of the past millennia, it was a jungle shrine very difficult to access; today it is accessible by an all-weather road. The shrines and the nearby Kiri Vehera are managed by Buddhists, the shrines dedicated to Teyvāṉai and Shiva are managed by Hindus and the mosque by Muslims.

Sandanee Rukmali

One of the most famous place in Sri Lanka...there are two devala pooja per day.one at 4.00am and second at 06.30 pm.

Eranga Kodikara

Very famous place of buddhist and hindu people.