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Kataragama Temple

Kataragama Devalaya (Sinhala: රුහුණු මහා කතරගම දේවාලය, lit. 'Ruhuṇu Mahā Kataragama Dēvālaya', Tamil: கதிர்காமம் முருகன் கோயில், lit. 'Katirkāmam Murugan Kōvil') in Kataragama, Sri Lanka, is a temple complex dedicated to Buddhist guardian deity...

Updated: October 17, 2026
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Kataragama

Kataragama (Sinhala: කතරගම, romanized: Kataragama , Tamil: கதிர்காமம், romanized: Katirkāmam) 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...

Updated: September 25, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Kataragama_deviyo

Kataragama deviyo

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...

Updated: October 12, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Kataragama_Wasana

Kataragama Wasana

Kataragama Wasana (Sinhala: කතරගම වාසනා), commonly known as Wasana, (formerly known as Kataragama Raja) is a Sri Lankan tusker elephant that belongs to the Kataragama Temple in Kataragama, Sri Lanka. Wasana participates at the annual Esala...

Updated: October 18, 2026
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Premawathie Manamperi

Premawathi Manamperi (18 January 1949 – 17 April 1971) was a woman from Kataragama, Sri Lanka. She was arrested on suspicion of leading a rebel group that disturbed the country in 1971. That year, she was handed over to the army where she was...

Updated: August 30, 2025
en.wikipedia.org › Kataragama_Peak

Kataragama Peak

Kataragama Peak is a mountain near Kataragama, in the Monaragala District of Sri Lanka. At a summit elevation of 424 m (1,391 ft), it is the 25th tallest mountain in Sri Lanka.

Updated: August 14, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Kataragama_Bodhiya

Kataragama Bodhiya

Kataragama Bodhiya (also called Ashta Pala Ruha Bodhiya, Ananda Bodhiya) is a sacred fig (Bo tree) located in Kataragama, Sri Lanka.

Updated: October 17, 2026
en.wikipedia.org › Badulla_Kataragama_Devalaya

Badulla Kataragama Devalaya

Badulla Kataragama Devalaya is an ancient devalaya, situated in Badulla, Sri Lanka. It is a devalaya that is dedicated to the Sinhalese deity Kataragama deviyo, whose main and major shine is situated at south part of the island at Kataragama. The...

Updated: August 2, 2026
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Aprusia kataragama

Aprusia kataragama is a species of spider of the genus Aprusia. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Updated: January 25, 2026