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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Kataragama Kanda Swamy Devalaya

Murugan · Monaragala, Uva Province, Sri Lanka

Kataragama Kanda Swamy Devalaya

கதிர்காமம் முருகன் கோயில்

Kataragama Skanda (Murugan) with Valli, worshipped as a yantra

Sevvai doshamGeneral

The temple in short

Deity
Kataragama Skanda (Murugan) with Valli, worshipped as a yantra
Where
Monaragala, Uva Province, Sri Lanka · 6.42N 81.33E
Usual hours
4.30 am – 12 pm, 4.30 pm – 7.30 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Sevvai
Visited for
The southern Murugan kshetram, shared by Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims and the Vedda people. The Esala festival in July and August, with the fire walking, is its season.
Kept for Mars, one of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.
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Kataragama Kanda Swamy Devalaya, Monaragala, Uva Province, Sri Lanka. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.