Walwasagoda Kataragama Devalaya and Viharaya

Walwasagoda Kataragama Devalaya , also known as  Wallahagoda Kataragama Devalaya (Sinhala: වල්ලහගොඩ කතරගම දේවාලය), is a Devalaya Shrine in Wallahagoda village in Kandy District, Sri Lanka. It is situated on a highland along with the old Buddhist temple, Walwasagoda Raja Maja Viharaya . It has been dedicated to God Kataragama, a Sinhalese deity who is considered one of the patron deities of the  Buddha Sasana  in Sri Lanka.  History The Devalaya was originally constructed during the reign of King Buvanekabahu IV ( 1341-1351 A.D. ) of the Gampola Period  (Abeyawardana, 2004; De Silva & Chandrasekara, 2009). However, the present buildings at the site have been built during a later period (Abeyawardana, 2004; De Silva & Chandrasekara, 2009). The Buddhist temple at the site is called Walwasagoda due to its occupation by the forest-dwelling monks of the nearby Niyamgampaya Raja Maha Viharaya (Abeyawardana, 2004; De Silva & Chandrasekara, 2009). The name of this temple is mentioned in  Namp…