(Translated by Google) It is said that the Kataragama Devalaya in Badulla was built by King Wimaladharma Suriya I, who ruled in the Kandyan period in the 17th century. It is said that the king had given over 5000 acres of land, servants and nindagam for their maintenance. To be destroyed However, ancient sources say that the temple was later destroyed by the Portuguese and was restored by King Rajasingha II (1635 - 1687). The throne chamber The king's throne has been erected in front of the shrine. It is said that the throne was constructed in such a way that the lamp light from the Devalaya was visible directly to the throne and for the procession of the Devalaya. It is said that King Kataragama Devalaya in Badulla was built by King Wimaladharma Suriya I, who ruled the Kandyan period in the 17th century. According to Raju's wishes, the Portuguese chased away the Portuguese. It is said that the king had given over 5000 acres of land, servants and nindagam to a high mountain on which the temple was built. To be destroyed However, ancient sources say that the temple was later destroyed by the Portuguese and was restored by King Rajasingha II (1635 - 1687). The throne chamber The king's throne has been erected in front of the shrine. It is said that the throne was in such a way that the lamp light from the Devalaya was visible directly to the throne and the procession of the Devalaya. (Original) 17 වන සියවසේ මහනුවර යුගයේ රජකම් කල පළමුවන විමලධර්ම සූරිය රජ විසින් බදුල්ල නගර මධ්‍යයෙහි බදුල්ල කතරගම දේවාලය දේවාලය ඉදිකරනු ලැබූ බව පැවසෙයි.රජුගේ ප්‍රාර්ථනය අනූව පෘතුග්‍රීසින් පළවා හැර එම ප්‍රාර්ථනාවට අදාලව මෙම දේවාලය ඉදි කොට තිබේ. උස් වූ කඳුවැටියක් මත ඉදි කරනු ලැබූ දෙවාලයේ නඩත්තු කටයුතු සඳහා අක්කර 5000ක පමණ ඉඩකඩම්ද, ආවතේවකරුවන්ද, ඔවුන්ගේ නඩත්තුව සඳහා නින්දගම්ද රජු විසින් එකල ලබා දුන් බව පැවසෙයි. විනාශයට පත්වීම කෙසේ නමුත් පසුව පෘතුග්‍රීසින් විසින් මෙම දෙවොල විනාශ කර දැමූ බවත් දෙවන රාජසිංහ රජ (1635 – 1687) විසින් නැවතත් එය ප්‍රථිසංස්කරණය කෙරූ බවත් අතීත මූලාශ්‍රයන්ගේ සඳහන් වේ. සිංහාසන කුටිය දේවාලය ඉදිරිපිට ඊට මුහුණලා රජුගේ සිංහාසන කුටිය තනවා තිබේ. දේවාලය තුලින් නැගෙන පහන් එළිය ඍජුවම සිංහාසනය වෙත දිස්වීම සදහාත් දේවාලයේ පෙරහැර දැකගැනීම සදහාත් එම අයුරින් සිංහාසනය ඉදිකරනු ලැබූ බව කියැවෙයි. It is said that King Kataragama Devalaya in Badulla was built by King Wimaladharma Suriya I, who ruled the Kandyan period in the 17th century. According to Raju's wishes, the Portuguese chased away the Portuguese. It is said that the king had given around 5000 acres of land, servants and nindagam to the maintenance of the temple which was built on a high mountain. To be destroyed However, ancient sources say that the temple was later destroyed by the Portuguese and was restored by King Rajasingha II (1635 - 1687). The throne chamber The king's throne has been erected in front of the shrine. It is said that the throne was constructed in such a way that the lamp light from the Devalaya was visible directly to the throne and for the procession of the Devalaya.

Badulla is ancient subkingdom of Kandyan Kingdom and also one of the few places to be honored by visit of Gautama Buddha. The beginning of the Kataragama Devalaya at Badulla is unknown but has been flourishing during the 17th century. King Kumarasinghe is one of the legends of this kingdom who destroyed a large Portuguese army who invaded the Badulla under the leadership of Constantine de Saa. The final battle occurring at a paddy field called Randeniyawela was one of the first defeat of Portuguese and not known as Battle of Randeniwela. The Portuguese army under Constantine de Saa entered Badulla towards end of August (the exact day is uncertain) in 1630, is reported to have ransacked and touched the entire city, particularly the Badulla Kataragama Devalaya and had destroyed over 2000 measures of rice in the stalk’ and all the cattle he could find in the countryside. The Kataragama Devale at Badulla was again re constructed again by King Rajasinghe II of Kandyan Kingdom (1635 – 1687) based on the Kanyan Traditions. The Devale roof is supported on elegantly carved timber columns with lotus bracket-capitals. The wood carvings of Sihasanaya Mandapaya building at the front of the Devale is as exquisite at carvings of Embekke Devalaya. This building is thought to have been the platform from which the King ( Rajasinghe II) viewed the Devalaya Procession.

🗺 **Badulla Kataragama Devalaya - Google Maps Guide** 🗺 **Badulla: Ancient Subkingdom of Kandyan Kingdom** - Explore the historic roots of Badulla, an ancient subkingdom of the Kandyan Kingdom, honored by the visit of Gautama Buddha. **Kataragama Devalaya Origins: 17th Century Flourishing** - Discover the mysterious beginnings of Kataragama Devalaya in Badulla, flourishing since the 17th century. **Legendary King Kumarasinhe's Triumph** - Uncover the legend of King Kumarasinhe, who bravely defeated a large Portuguese army invading Badulla, with the final battle at Randeniyawela. **Portuguese Invasion (1630): City Ransacked** - Experience the historical event when the Portuguese army, led by Constantine de Saa, entered Badulla in 1630, ransacking the city, especially the revered Kataragama Devalaya. **Reconstruction by King Rajasinghe II (1635 – 1687)** - Witness the reconstruction of Kataragama Devale by King Rajasinghe II, following Kandyan traditions, featuring elegantly carved timber columns and exquisite wood carvings in Sihasanaya Mandapaya. **Embellishments and Traditions: Aesthetic Delights** - Delight in the intricacies of Devale's roof supported by carved columns and the exquisite carvings of Sihasanaya Mandapaya, reminiscent of Embekke Devalaya. **🌾 Battle of Randeniwela: First Portuguese Defeat** - Stand where history unfolded at Randeniyawela, the paddy field witnessing the first defeat of the Portuguese, now eternally known as the Battle of Randeniwela. **Map Directions: Relive History** - Follow the map to experience the rich history of Badulla and the sacred Kataragama Devalaya, a journey through time and legend. 🚗 *Safe travels and historical exploration!* 🚀

A religious place in the middle of Badulla City

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 devalaya has been formally recognized by the government as an archaeological protected monument

Katharagama is a pilgrimage town sacred to Buddhist ,Hindu and Vedda peoples in srilanka

(Translated by Google) Kandu Surundu is a newcomer. Kadirane Deva Govindang - Pallentu World Sasanan Athena Devayana Medha - Kandaswamy Nara Vipula Jayatu Dehang - Vahanan Mayura Hemang Kadiradeva Rajanang - Pada Padman Namami Giving thanks to Kandu Surindu. The Sambuddha Sasana Waranah is the epithet Administration at Jin Dental THE PUNGANAMODIYA SAALANA DEVA RAJA The palatines are real (Original) කඳ සුරිඳුට සමස්කාරය. කදිරනේ දේව ගෝවින්දං - පාලෙන්තුමං ලෝක සාසනං ඒතේ දේවානු භාවේන - කන්දස්වාමි නමෝ වරං විපුල ජයතු දේහං - වාහානං මයුර හේමං කදිරදේව රාජානං - පාද පද්මං නමාමී කඳ සුරිඳුට පින් දීම. සම්බුද්ධ සාසන වරං ඉධරෝහණස්මිං පරිපාලනාය ජින දන්ත වරෝමහිද්දී පුඤ්ඤානුමෝදිය සලානන දේව රාජා පාලෙතුමං සත්ත සාත හිතා වහාන්තූ

Badulla katharagama devalaya is one of the oldest katharagama devalaya in sri lanka. It is indeed a very calm place in a very busy town .

Great ancient place in badulla every one can visit here

One of the ancient devalaya situated centre of the BADULLA town its known it is rebuild by King rajasinha 2 .

Historic Place

Excellent

(Translated by Google) Badulla town Ancient place In the year 1584 Wimaladharmasuriya was the first It is considered to be used by the king Dragon Pagoda There is a lot of flame-like lamps that flickered the first Wimaladharmasuriya the king ... In addition, the Pattiniti Temple, which has already been closed, can be seen in the city's era and epoch-engraved in its city era Nelum flowers are adorned with sculptures (Original) Badulla town Ancient place වර්ශ 1584 දි පලවෙනි විමලධර්මසූරිය රජතුමා විසින් භාවිත කල බව සැලකෙන මකර තොරණ පලවෙනි විමලධර්මසූරිය රජතුමා දැල්වු පිත්තල පහන වැනි බොහො දෙ මෙහි දැකගත හැක... එසෙම දැනට වසා ඇති පත්තිනි දෙවොල ද දැක ගත හැක එහි නුව‍ර යුගයට අයත් සිතුවමක් දැක ගත හැක කැටයම් කල උලුවහු සහ කනුද නුවර යුගයට අයත් ය නෙලුම් මල් ,ලිය වැල් වලින් අලංකාර කොට ඇත

An ancient place situated in Badulla town

It is a historical place in badulla town.

Good

One of the oldest kataragama devalaya.

Would rather get there at night since it makes mind relax

Katharagama mosque is awsome

Historical places in Badulla are well maintained .

Holy place

Peaceful place in the busy town.

17th century Katharagama Devalaya is located in Badulla. Do not confuse with Kataragama temple (15th century) in Kataragama, Monaragala District.

This temple near the bus stand

A historical site in the centre of the town

The oldest devalaya in the middle of Badulla town.

Very ancient place . Realated to Katharagama temple

Good places to worship

Worship place

Katharagama dewalaya most people visit this place

Most of the people go to this place

One of best historical place

A popular religious place for Hindus in Badulla... Badulla is ancient subkingdom of Kandyan Kingdom and also one of the few places to be honored by visit of Gauthama Buddha. The begining of the Kataragama Devalaya at Badulla is unknown but has been flourishing during the 17th century. King Kumarasinhe is one of the legends of this kingdom who destroyed a large Portuguese army who invaded the Badulla under the leadership of Constantine de Saa. The final battle occurring at a paddy field called Randeniyawela was one of the first defeat of Portugues and not known as Battle of Randeniwela. The Portuguese army under Constantine de Saa entered Badulla towards end of August (the exact day is uncertain) in 1630, is reported to have ransacked and touched the entire city, particularly the Badulla Kataragama Devalaya and had destroyed over 2000 measures of rice in the stalk’ and all the cattle he could find in the countryside. The Kataragama Devale at Badulla was again re constructed again by King Rajasinghe II of Kandyan Kingdom (1635 – 1687) based on the Kanyan Traditions. The Devale roof is supported on elegantly carved timber columns with lotus bracket-capitals. The wood carvings of Sihasanaya Mandapaya building at the front of the Devale is as exquisite at carvings of Embekke Devalaya. This building is thought to have been the platfom from which the King ( Rajasinhe II) viewed the Devalaya Procession.

(Translated by Google) A good Brahma temple (Original) 好一座梵天神庙

A blessed place dedicated to Lord Katharagama. This is an important archeological monument too.

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Service is good

Its one of place of kanda surindu and still peoples faithfully about that temple

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Good

Religious place

This place is very popular in badulla town. Year after year there has a perahara festival.... I loved that...

Super around badulla

Old temple

One oldest place in Badulla , Recommend to visit