Uggal Aluthnuwara Kataragama Devalayaඋග්ගල් අළුත්නුවර කතරගම දේවාලය

Uggal Aluthnuwara Kataragama Devalayaඋග්ගල් අළුත්නුවර කතරගම දේවාලය - Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Uggal Aluthnuwara Kataragama Devalaya () is an ancient devalaya, situated in Uggal Aluthnuwara, Sri Lanka. It lies on Colombo - Batticaloa main road, approximately away from the Balangoda town. The shrine is dedicated to the Sinhalese deity Kataragama deviyo, who is believed as a guardian deity of the Buddha Sasana in Sri Lanka. The devalaya has been formally recognised by the government as an archaeological protected monument. The designation was declared on 3 September 1999 under the government Gazette number 1096. Read more on Wikipedia

type: religious building
date from: 1382

Source: en.wikipedia.org