Kataragama

Multi-faith pilgrimage town in Sri Lanka's southeastern jungle, Kataragama draws Buddhists, Hindus, and indigenous Vedda people to the Kataragama temple — a shrine dedicated to the deity Skanda Kumara — and to the ancient Kiri Vehera stupa, believed to date to the 6th century BC. The town sits beside the Menik River and adjoins Yala National Park, and served as a seat of government during the Rohana kingdom.

• Population20,935
• Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 2.8 km1.8 mi