Global InformationUggal Aluthnuwara Kataragama Devalaya information
| Uggal Aluthnuwara Kataragama Devalaya උග්ගල් අළුත්නුවර කතරගම දේවාලය | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Buddhism |
| District | Ratnapura |
| Province | Sabaragamuwa Province |
| Deity | Kataragama deviyo |
| Location | |
| Location | Uggal Aluthnuwara, Balangoda, Sri Lanka |
| Geographic coordinates | 06°41′03.0″N 80°44′48.7″E / 6.684167°N 80.746861°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Devalaya |
| Founder | King Suriya |
| Completed | 1382 |
Uggal Aluthnuwara Kataragama Devalaya (Sinhala: උග්ගල් අළුත්නුවර කතරගම දේවාලය) is an ancient devalaya, situated in Uggal Aluthnuwara, Sri Lanka. It lies on Colombo - Batticaloa main road, approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) 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.[2]
- ^ "Protected Monument List 2012-12-12" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1096. 3 September 1999.