Uggal Aluthnuwara Kataragama Devalaya Uggal Alutnuwara Kataragama Devalaya (or Uggal Aluthnuwara Kuda Kataragam Devalaya ) (Sinhala: උග්ගල් අළුත්නුවර කතරගම දේවාලය, කුඩා කතරගම් දේවාලය) is a Devalaya Shrine situated in Ratnapura District, Sri Lanka. It has been dedicated to Kataragama Deviyo, a local deity who is believed to be one of the guardians of Buddhism in the country. History
This shrine is said to have been constructed in the Saka year 1304 (1382 A.D.) by Surya Maha-raja of Surya Mahanuwara (Medagama) who is a descendant of the royal lineage of Sena Sammata (Gnanawimala Thera, 1967). After about 200 years, the shrine was developed by Yapa Maha-raja of the same royal lineage (Gnanawimala Thera, 1967). It is said that Constantino de Sa, the Governor of Portuguese Ceylon from 1618 to 1622, destroyed Medagam Nuwara (Uggal Alutnuwara) when it was the temporary kingdom of Mayadunna the second (Gnanawimala Thera, 1967). A palm-leaf manuscript ( Tudapatha ), which is preserved in the Devalaya reveals certain offerings grante…
