Parana Buttalapara
Parana Buttalapara is a scrubland in Uva, Sri Lanka. Parana Buttalapara is situated nearby to the village Sellakataragama, as well as near the locality Gaminipura.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kataragama Temple.
Kataragama Temple
Hindu temple
Photo: Ghostface Buddha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 is venerated by the Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and the Vedda people. Kataragama Temple is situated 3½ km southeast of Parana Buttalapara.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kataragama.
Kataragama
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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 dedicated to Skanda Kumara also known as Kataragama deviyo.
Parana Buttalapara
- Type: Scrubland
- Location: Uva, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
6.444° or 6° 26′ 38″ northLongitude
81.3128° or 81° 18′ 46″ eastElevation
58 metres (190 feet)Open location code
6MR3C8V7+J4GeoNames ID
7622579
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Localities in the Area
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