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Katharagama Deviyo | ඇත්තටම කවුද මේ කතරගම දෙවියෝ?
Kataragama deviyo (also called: Skanda Kumara, Kartikeya, Sinhala: කතරගම දෙවියෝ) is a guardian deity of Sri Lanka. A popular deity who is considered to be very powerful, shrines dedicated to Kataragama deviyo are found in many places of the country.[1] Sinhalese Buddhists believe him also as a divine patron of the Buddha Sasana in Sri Lanka.[2] An ancient temple dedicated to God Kataragama, known as Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya is situated in the South-Eastern town of Kataragama in Monaragala District of Uva Province.
Today Ruhunu Maha Kataragama devalaya has become a temple which attracts and unites people of different religions and faiths.[3] Thousands of devotees from Sri Lanka and other parts of the world visit this temple daily.[4] Kataragama deviyo is identified with God Skanda of Hindu tradition, who is called as Murugan by the Tamil people. There is also an identical guardian deity of Mahayana Buddhism, known as Skanda. Theosophists identify Ruhunu Kataragama devalaya as a shrine which is dedicated to Sanat Kumara, the lord of humanity and the world.[5]
Kataragama deviyo is native and long-celebrated in Sri Lankan lore and legend. Since ancient times an inseparable connection between Kataragama deviyo and his domain has existed. At some point in the history it is believed that he resided on the top of mountain Wedahitikanda, just outside the Kataragama town. The temple dedicated to Kataragama deviyo in Kataragama has been a place of pilgrimage and religious sanctity for thousands of years.
According to some legends God Kataragama originally lived in the Mount Kailash in Himalayas and had a divine consort by the name of Thevani, before moving to Kataragama in Sri Lanka. After settling down at Kataragama in South Eastern Sri Lanka, he had fallen in love with Valli, a beautiful maiden princess who had been raised by the indigenous Veddahs.[6] Later Valli became the second consort of God Kataragama and transfigured as a deity. Till today the indigenous Veddah people come to venerate Kataragama deviyo at the Kataragama temple complex from their forest abodes. His relationship to the Veddah princess Valli is celebrated during the annual Esala festival.
Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero, a scholar Buddhist monk who did research on Kataragama deviyo cult has revealed in his writings that Nilwakke Somananda Thero, who was the chief prelate of Mahabodhi temple in Madras, has managed to obtain Nadi wakya readings regarding God Kataragama. According to those Nadi astrology readings, Kataragama deviyo is a deity known as Subramanya or Subramanium who was sent to Sri Lanka by Gautama Buddha before his visits to the island.[7] During one of his visits to Sri Lanka, Buddha visited Kataragama area and delivered a discourse of Dhamma to the local people. Local residents were also advised to stop animal sacrifices widely practiced by them in that period. Buddha instructed the deity to reside in Sri Lanka and help the people when required, specially in their difficulties.[7] Wedahitikanda, a mountain in the area was selected as the place to stay for the deity. Thereafter the locals in Kataragama built a Buddhalaya (a shrine for Buddha) and a Devalaya (a shrine for Subrahmanya) to pay homage. Another belief about God Kataragama is that King Mahasen of the Kingdom of Ruhuna later came to be worshiped as a deity. King Mahasen is believed to have built the Kiri Vehera Buddhist Stupa in Kataragama in the 6th century BC, after listening to the discourse of Dhamma delivered by Buddha.[8] In the Sinhalese tradition and culture local kings, rulers and ancestors who did a great service to the country or community were ordained as deities. Some of these deities are called as Bandara Devatha. They are respected and worshiped by certain villages and districts in Sri Lanka. Lot of Bandara Devathas are working under the Kataragama God. [9]
It is believed that the present spiritual residence of Kataragama deviyo lies in the jungles of south eastern Sri Lanka, where he is spending his time in meditation. The area known as Kebiliththa, located in the Yala National Park is one such location where devotees visit, after practicing strict religious rituals such as vegetarianism and abstinence to get the blessings of the god.[10] However, it is believed that Kataragama deviyo visits the Kataragama temple on special occasions, such as Eslala festival days and poya days.[10] Hence a minister of God Kataragama known as Kadawara deviyo, is believed to be the present guardian of the Kataragama temple.[11][12]
According to legends, the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya was built by king Dutugemunu around 160 B.C. as a fulfillment of a vow made before undertaking his successful military campaign against the Chola

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මෙවැනි වැදගත් හඩනැගීම් කිරිමට සැමට ආසීර්වාදය කරනෙමු....!!!"🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀

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ස්තූතියි.. බුදු සරණයි.. දෙවි පිහිටයි...

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ගොඩාක් හොද වැඩ සටහානක් මහාත්තයා ඔයාට ත් කන්ද කුමාර දෙව් පිහිටයි...!!
ඉතාම හොඳ පැහැදිලි කිරිමක් ඔබතුමා ට තෙරුවන් සරනයි ...!!

[@indranisudasinghe6797]

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ගොඩාක් හොද වැඩ සටහානක් මහාත්තයා ඔයාට ත් කන්ද කුමාර දෙව් පිහිටයි

[@ErangaCPalathiratne]

ඔබටත් කතරගම දෙවි පිහිටයි

[@Charith_adikari]

Mama podi kale idan loku gaurawayak, badimak thiye kataragama dewiyanta❤mata ehi pahadili patipala tiye❤

[@isurudasanayake3845]

ඉතාම හොඳ පැහැදිලි කිරිමක්

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ඉතාම හොඳ

[@ErangaCPalathiratne]

ස්තූතියි

[@nishadimadushanka2059]

Kataragama dawiyaniy mama Ada gata lotarayi daka dnanum admak laga Kara Danna magiy dawiyaniy

[@NishShanka-mp1yg]

Thamun kiyanne kohomada kiyanne hamotama bahai kiyala aise parissamen vachana pavichchi karanava harida thamun thamange mathaye innaepa maha sohon devathavagen thamunta kradara vadine parissamen.

[@nilankafernando1654]

Katharagama devi pihitai

[@MangalaHewage-jj5th]

Kathara gama pihitayi

[@harshaniherath9623]

❤❤❤

[@nethini3755]

🙏🙏🙏

[@achirasenadheera8091]

Devi pihitai obata!

[@ErangaCPalathiratne]

ස්තූතියි.. බුදු සරණයි.. දෙවි පිහිටයි...

[@amarnathdissanayaka6017]

Kataragama.deviyange.pihitai

[@ErangaCPalathiratne]

ස්තූතියි.. බුදු සරණයි.. දෙවි පිහිටයි...

[@PasinduAkmal]

අතරමග අතරමං වුන යන කතරගම

[@CT-vl3iu]

....please stay with the topic of the discussion...

[@sanjayaranasinghe9346]

පුද පුජා තියන්නේ නැතිව භාවනාව මගින් පමණක් දෙවියන්ට සම්බන්ද විය හැකිද ?

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ඔිබට කතරගම දෙවියන් දැකිය හැකියි. මාසයක් පේ වෙලා කතරගම දෙවියන් දක්නට ලැබෙිවා කියලා අධිෂ්ඨාන කර කැබලිත්තට යන්න. මම දැක්කා.

[@sanjayaranasinghe9346]

@@nirankadesilva5771 පේ වෙලා කියලා මොනවද කරේ ? මස් මාංශ වලින් වැළකිලා භාවනා කරාද ?

[@nirankadesilva5771]

නැ මස් මාංශ නොකා පමණයි. තවත් කිලි අහුවෙන වැඩ කරන්න එපා. මලගෙවල්,කොටහලු මගුල් වැනි දේවල් වලට යැම.

[@nirankadesilva5771]

කට වරදවා ගන්නත් එපා

[@sanjayaranasinghe9346]

@@nirankadesilva5771 කතරගම දෙවියෝ භාවනා යෝගී ව ද හිටියේ ?

[@sankappamahasen4079]

ඔය කතරගම දෙවියො නෙමෙයි ස්කන්ද කුමාර. මහාගෝශ කියන්නෙ කතරගම දෙවියො.