Kataragama Temple

Kataragama Devalaya in , , 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.
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  • Type: Hindu temple
  • Description: Temple complex in Kataragama, Sri Lanka
  • Also known as: “Kataragama Mahadevale” and “Kataragama temple”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kataragama.

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is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist, Hindu and indigenous Vedda people of . People from also go there to worship. The town has the temple, a shrine dedicated to Skanda Kumara also known as deviyo.

Kataragama Temple

Latitude
6.4185° or 6° 25′ 7″ north
Longitude
81.33328° or 81° 19′ 60″ east
Open location code
6MR3C89M+C8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 320361590
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q15234273
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Thai—“Kataragama Temple” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “কাটারাগামা মন্দির”
  • Japanese: “カタラガマ神殿”
  • Javanese: “Prasada Kataragama”
  • Kannada: “ಕಟರಗಮ ದೇವಾಲಯ”
  • Malayalam: “കതരാഗമ ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Malayalam: “കതിർകാമ ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Sinhala: “රුහුණු කතරගම දේවාලය”
  • Tamil: “கதிர்காமம்”
  • Telugu: “కదిర్గామ దేవాలయం”
  • Thai: “กตรคามเทวาลัย”

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