Category: About Sri Lankan culture

The hands of St. Anthony of Wahakotte church had protected the people in the area over the past 400 years through the miraculous power. In relation to St, Anthony they have ancient handwritten prayers and hymns the village, crops, exorcise and invoke divine assistance.

“Dadumonaraya” the word echoes in the air for many decades, which is the flying machine of Sri Lankan mighty King Ravana. We hear various stories about Dadumonaraya, underground tunnel network, Sita Amman temple, Ashoka Vatika all are attributed to the kingdom of Ravana.

The God of Gatabaru has the power to punish people and incur an ill fate on someone if he or she had committed a wrongdoing. Most people, who are visiting the Gatabaru Devala had been subjected to the wickedness of someone and he or she has no way to find justice in a formal way, therefore, they resort to God Rajjubandara and ask for justice.

There had been many such incidents in the past, providing relief to foreign travellers during difficult situations. Tsunami and COVID pandemic had been the most disastrous calamities that we faced during the recent past. Local people had gone through a difficult time during both occasions. So is the foreign tourists, who were staying on the island at that time. But fortunately, none of the foreigners was neglected during the difficult period by the local people. The foreign tourists were taken care of by the local made sure they are safe as long as they are in Sri Lanka.